Legendary Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has slammed Red Devils winger Antony for his inability to dribble past players.
Antony arrived from Dutch giants Ajax for £85million over the summer and has scored five goals in 19 matches so far this term with no assists.
He started the 3-2 defeat against Arsenal, but was replaced after 71 minutes due to a largely ineffective display.
While gaining admiration for his flicks and tricks, ex-United defender Ferdinand admits that he needs to improve his ability in taking on his man.
Speaking on his FIVE YouTube show, Ferdinand said: “The concerning thing for me with somebody like Antony is that he can’t beat anyone – and for a Brazilian that’s surprising!
“He just doesn’t beat anyone and I’m sitting there thinking, ‘Was that always the way?’
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“I’ve seen clips of him when he was at Ajax and he was somebody who used to beat people. I saw [Thomas] Partey – who I wouldn’t put down as like a roaster, a sprinter – absolutely burst past him, and I’m thinking, ‘Woah, he [Antony] hasn’t got much power in them legs!’ So, yeah, he’s a tricky winger, but tricky wingers – you want them to still be able to beat the defender.
“Even [Oleksandr] Zinchenko, he’s a great player, great footballer, but defensively you get him one-v-one and you’re a wide-man, you should feel, ‘I can get hold of this guy and I can deal with him’.
“You want a winger to be going past full-backs without any hesitation at all and with Antony, as much quality as he has on the ball and his technique and stuff like that, [he doesn’t beat defenders].”
