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“This is criminal” – Fans React After Antony Decision To Shoot When 3 of His Man United Teammates Were Unmarked

Antony, the Manchester United winger, faced severe criticism from fans for a costly mistake during his team’s 4-1 triumph over Real Betis in the Europa League on Thursday.
This match followed Liverpool’s 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Anfield.
However, Ten Hag’s team made a remarkable comeback in the first-leg Europa League last-16 tie. The game saw England’s in-form player Marcus Rashford score an excellent goal in the sixth minute, giving Manchester United the lead at Old Trafford.
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Later, Leicester City loanee Ayoze Perez scored for Betis just before halftime. Antony regained United’s advantage only seven minutes after the break.
Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst, who received a spine-tingling reception from the Old Trafford faithful after he scored, grabbed United’s third and fourth respectively against Betis.
Ten Hag’s men have inched closer to a place in the Europa League quarter-finals, with the return leg of the last-16 tie to be played on 16th March in Spain.
Antony has been met with heavy criticism this season after United splashed out a hefty £86m fee to land him from Ajax last summer.
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Antony was played through and only had former Manchester City shot-stopper Claudio Bravo, but the ex-Ajax star also had three of his United teammates to support him.
The United star decided to shoot and missed the target when there was a clear-cut pass open to unmarked trio Rashford, Weghorst and Fred.
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Below are few of the reactions by Manchester United fans on Twitter:
“This is criminal from Antony, yeah we led 3-1 but naaah,” one fan said.
Someone else tweeted: “I think I’d be angry about this for the whole of tomorrow. WTF.”
“His decision-making is his greatest enemy… Has the ability,” a third added.
Another wrote: “Why didn’t he square it?”
While one Twitter user posted: “Broo, I’m so mad he didn’t pass.”