Erik ten Hag says Antony is injured and unavailable for Manchester United’s conflict with Bournemouth on Tuesday night time, whereas he has additionally defined the choice to bench Raphael Varane.
The Brazilian began United’s final two matches in opposition to Nottingham Forest and Wolves however regarded out of kinds in each video games and has not scored or assisted for the membership for the reason that center of October.
There had been hypothesis he is perhaps dropped from the beginning XI for the go to of Bournemouth, however when the crew information arrived he was not within the matchday squad in any respect.
Requested if there was something he might say about Antony’s shocking absence from the squad, Ten Hag replied bluntly to MUTV: ‘He’s injured.’
United will hope Antony’s harm is nothing too critical with the video games coming thick and quick within the New Yr, with the Purple Devils again in motion on Friday night time within the FA Cup in opposition to Everton.
Elsewhere within the facet, Ten Hag opted to maneuver Luke Shaw again to left-back with Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof beginning at centre-back and Raphael Varane shifting to the bench.
Requested to elucidate that call, Ten Hag continued: ‘It’s not about tonight. They had been the 2 we anticipated to begin after the World Cup within the restart however then they each turned sick they usually had been out. Now they're recovered so they're again within the crew.’
Referencing Varane immediately in a separate interview, he added: ‘Varane coated some video games and we all know now we have to handle him and maintain him match. He's a vital participant for us and he's a pacesetter and that's the reason he's having a sport out.
‘Now we have many combos [in defence] and it's all about guidelines. We defend as a crew, as an 11, while you maintain the principles you may get the clear sheet with aggressiveness and timings, folks of their departments doing their jobs and that’s what we're aiming for.’
In Antony’s absence, there are strategies that Bruno Fernandes might line up on the wing with Donny van de Beek coming into the midfield for a uncommon begin.
Lisandro Martinez, in the meantime, is called on the bench after coming back from the World Cup with a winners’ medal and Ten Hag is eager to see him get a heat reception from supporters at Outdated Trafford.
The Dutchman added: ‘It’s a reward and I feel he deserves it. I feel it was an awesome efficiency from the Argentines on the World Cup and it confirmed while you act as a crew, while you play proactive soccer and you've got a profitable angle.
‘And he was a part of that, he performed a large function, we worth that and now he’s received the reward and I actually get pleasure from that.’
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