Man Utd fans call for Greenwood to return to replace Antony

Witnessing Mason Greenwood dribble and score impressively in Getafe's 3-3 draw with Las Palmas in round 27 of La Liga, many fans called on Man Utd to bring the English striker back to replace Antony.

In the 14th minute, from a long pass from Diego Rico, Greenwood broke the offside trap, beat goalkeeper Alvaro Valles and shot with his right foot into an empty net, doubling Getafe's lead. In this match, Getafe led 3-1 at half-time, but Las Palmas equalized twice in the second half.

On social network X , many Man Utd fans were amazed by Greenwood's goal and used it as a standard to compare with Antony's weak finishing ability. "Greenwood is much more classy than Antony," commented account @BasheerTK_ .

"Antony wouldn't have scored in that situation," commented @SneakerNation00 .

"That's the guy Man Utd need to sign to replace Antony. But my club will waste another million dollars," commented @Dbigbossman . Meanwhile, @TheTrickyReds20 thinks Antony will try to bring the ball to his left foot, instead of dribbling to his right foot and finishing neatly like Greenwood. Both Antony and Greenwood are left-footed.

Greenwood dribbled past the Las Palmas goalkeeper to score. Photo: EPA — Greenwood dribbled past the Las Palmas goalkeeper to score. Photo: *EPA*

Greenwood celebrates a goal for Getafe. Photo: AFP — Greenwood celebrates a goal for Getafe. Photo: *AFP*

Some Man Utd fans recalled that Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes failed to score from similar opportunities to Greenwood in the win over Luton Town in the 25th round of the Premier League on February 18. Both Garnacho and Fernandes tried to dribble past the goalkeeper, but failed.

"This is the chance Fernandes and Garnacho had against Luton Town?", @FiZzyKicKZ asked. "Two Man Utd players missed such a chance in just one game," @Crowther_001 said in disappointment.

In the summer of 2023, Greenwood joined Getafe on a one-year loan. At the Spanish club, Greenwood regained his form with five assists and eight goals in 24 matches in all competitions, including six goals in La Liga and two in the Copa del Rey.

After completing his acquisition of 27.7% of Man Utd shares, billionaire Jim Ratcliffe said the team would review the matter and make a new decision on Greenwood's future. But according to British media, the 22-year-old striker does not want to return to Old Trafford. Getafe is ready to keep the English striker, either by buying him outright or continuing to borrow him for the 2024-2025 season.

Antony is going through the most difficult days of his career at Man Utd. Photo: AFP — Antony is going through the most difficult days of his career at Man Utd. Photo: *AFP*

Meanwhile, Antony has been a disappointment since joining Man Utd in the summer of 2022 for a transfer fee of $109 million, the second highest in the club's history after Paul Pogba. After nearly two seasons, the Brazilian has only managed nine goals and four assists in 71 games in all competitions. This season, he has not scored or assisted in the Premier League, and has only one goal in all competitions - a strike against fourth-tier Newport County in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

According to Spanish newspaper Fichajes, Man Utd are ready to sell Antony for a transfer fee of 55 million USD. Antony is among the players who could be sold in the summer of 2024, along with Raphael Varane, Anthony Martial, Tom Heaton, Casemiro, Jadon Sancho, Donny van de Beek, Hannibal Mejbri and Alvaro Fernandez.

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