Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer couldn’t help but take issue with Manchester United’s Antony’s performance in the game against Tottenham Hotspur.
United emerged victorious 2-0 and put on their most dominant performance of the season with Antony leading the attack on his favored right flank.
As he has been since joining the Red Devils, the former Ajax star was extremely dangerous and a constant thorn in Tottenham’s flesh, barely giving their defense a chance to breathe.
Shearer was present in the commentary booth for Amazon Prime’s coverage of the hotly contested affair alongside Jon Champion.
He criticized Antonio in a brazen dig for his over-reliance on his stronger left foot.
Shearer said: “They only paid £84m for him. [Antony].”
“For that price, are you saying that for that amount of money, you should expect a genuinely two-footed player?”
After bursting out laughing, the 52-year-old added: “When you have a left foot like his, it’s not that bad, is it?”
Shearer isn’t the first ex-pro to point out Antony’s extreme reliance on his left foot. Former United midfielder Paul Scholes had previously expressed the same concern.
However, United fans won’t mind this shortcoming too much. His attacking display overall was impressive and he could have scored another goal, but he saw his curling effort hit the outside of the post.
The Old Trafford faithful have fallen in love with their new Brazilian hero and the 22-year-old appears to be enjoying himself since his big-money move.
Antony has three goals in five Premier League games for the 20-time English champions. He seems to be going from strength to strength and will only get better and become a more lethal weapon in the days to come.
