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Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has claimed that Erik ten Hag’s fifth summer signing Antony can especially help one player already at the club. The Red Devils announced that they had agreed an £84million deal to sign the Brazilian winger after chasing the Ajax man for several months this transfer window.
United confirmed the deal subject to a medical, personal terms being finalised, and international clearance and Ferdinand believes the “box full of tricks” will be a much-needed addition at Old Trafford. “What does Antony bring? He brings his trickery, he brings that unpredictable Brazilian element, a fantastic technical football player, plays on the right-hand side of the front three, cutting in on his left foot – he’s left-footed predominantly,” Ferdinand told his FIVE YouTube channel.
“He’s a man who’s a box full of tricks. He’s someone who wants to beat people but he has got an eye for a pass as well, he can create, he can slide balls through for the attacking players and people who make good runs off of him.
“What he does like to do is tease players in, bring defenders towards him which creates space in behind and that enables him to find the runner with the great vision that he has. He’s not only a great dribbler and a player that takes the ball to the defenders and stands them up one-vs-one, he’s going to get fans off their seats at Old Trafford I’m sure of that, the tenacity he plays with.”
Rio Ferdinand believes the signing of Antony will help Manchester United star Jadon Sancho…
