Manchester United has played down an incident that involves a disagreement between Antony and manager Erik ten Hag, according to a source.
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UNITED DISMISSES ANTONY, TEN HAG TENSION BEFORE MATCH
A source told ESPN that United has dismissed any possible rift between Antony and Ten Hag regarding playing time.
A row between Antony and Ten Hag escalated after the Brazil winger was left out of United’s match against Bournemouth.
Antony did not play when United drew 2-2 against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.
United officials were said to be unhappy with speculations regarding any Antony-Ten Hag rift, sources said.
ANTONY MISSED BOURNEMOUTH GAME DUE TO INJURY
Antony did not play against Bournemouth due to an injury he sustained in training on Friday, United sources said.
The injury was not serious and fans should not worry, sources said.
The 24-year-old is expected to recover in time to play against Coventry on Sunday.
United sources insist that Antony is on schedule to play in the FA Cup semifinal despite the undetermined injury.
UNITED ‘TAKING TOO MANY RISKS ON DEFENSE, SAYS DALOT
Meanwhile, United suffers defensive problems because they are “taking too many risks,” says defender Diego Dalot.
United conceded 12 goals in their last five matches and faced 20 shots against Bournemouth.
“Maybe we are taking too many risks. Sometimes the gap between the defense and midfield is a little bit too big,” Dalot said.
He described the gap between the defense and the middlefield “is a little bit too big.”
“We are sometimes getting the counter-attacks too many times and are conceding too many shots,” Dalot said.
“Overall, we are looking forward to take this as a learning process and trying to do better,” he added.
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