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Erik Ten Hag’s game plan against Arsenal was said to have fallen apart after his players failed to pass the ball to winger Antony.
On Sunday, Manchester United defeated Arsenal 3-1 despite jumping out to an early 1-0 lead thanks to Marcus Rashford.
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The majority of the game was spent by the Red Devils playing second fiddle to Arsenal, who had the majority of possession and opportunities.
However, a video has now surfaced showing how United struggled to advance the ball after appearing to disregard Antony on the right wing.
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Ten Hag's plan sabotaged
It was evident multiple times that Antony was ignored despite having enough freedom on the flank as United's defenders just kicked the ball around the backline.
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According to reports from the Sun, the Brazilian was spotted making frustrated gestures as players like Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof kept the ball at the back.
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The ball was eventually forced back to United goalkeeper Andre Onana as Arsenal decided to use a half-press.
Arsenal went on to earn a significant victory due to the opposition's failure to take advantage of the open space on the right.
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On Match of the Day 2, analyst Jermaine Jenas provided the following analysis, “You saw Lindelof had an opportunity to get the ball out from his feet and fire it to a wide man and let him have a one-on-one.
“But he passes on the opportunity to give Antony the ball. They get Wan-Bissaka into a midfield area to isolate Zinchenko.
“Lindelof has the ball. Antony’s screaming at him, Give me the ball, you’ve spent god knows how much money on me to go and attack.
“It’s the perfect time to give him the ball one-on-one, but they ignore him and Arsenal go and half-press.
“They end up back at Onana because they didn’t have that intensity or know-how to give the wide-men the ball.”
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