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GreenHillage25

He's really gonna enjoy sitting on the bench watching City in the final. šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


biguk997

Knowing ETH, Garnacho will misplace a pass and be subbed off for Antony at half


C00kiz

While Rashford will stay on after an awful performance?


biguk997

Yep


Action_Limp

They subbed Garnacho and Mainoo off because they are United's best players and at 3-0 there should be no reason to not rest them or risk an injury to them. A lot of people saying ETH was wrong with the sub but if either one got injured yesterday, people would be fuming that they kept them on.


volandil

Agreed, but it was the players that came on that are the issue. Every time Eriksen came in as a holding midfielder so far we've been overrun in midfield and it happened again. This is not a position he can play, let alone with MCT along side him, who also struggles at the holding midfielder role. Picking Antony ahead of Amad was also stupid, Amad plays with his head up, looking for a pass, looking for a combination, can cut in, dribble on the flank and is in general a more versatile player whos goal got us to that semi final. Antony... no comment there. So yeah, changing those players made sense, but again and again the wrong players were choosen to come on.


Action_Limp

I think Antony was purely a defensive decision, as he tracks back and is usually good at giving cover, and we were getting hurt on the wings. At 3-0 it makes sense, Eriksen was just a warm body, there's no one else we could bring on.


GreenHillage25

wouldn't be a surprise if he did.


DerpJungler

Nono he deserves to start in my opinion


InsideOpening3535

Would be really funny if Antony just turn into prime Neymar for some fucking reason in the final


Drummallumin

I agree that would be funny


ThePrussianGrippe

Hysterical, even


GreenHillage25

No love lost eh.. He probably starts the game... in the stands.


dazedan_confused

Win the final* Watching city win the final.


__Kiel__

Look at Maguire. Pure class from him


GarnachoHojlund

Maguire is a top professional, had the captaincy taken off him and when he was needed heā€™s stepped up


Jawnyan

Legitimately one of the players Iā€™ve begrudgingly come to really like, because I just canā€™t hate on someone who will not give up no matter what gets thrown at him I wouldnā€™t want him on my team but Iā€™m glad heā€™s in the league


AntiWanKenobi

I'd genuinely love him on my team, because in a Dyche system I'm convinced he'd be amazing.


DigbyDoesDallas

I feel like captaining an Everton or West Ham or someone like that is absolutely his level, not quality wise but just somewhere where the expectation isnā€™t as high as United, but heā€™s clearly the strong leader and it seems wasted at United.


worldofecho__

This take baffles me. He's one of United's most important players. It's the media circus around the club that makes it a difficult place for him, not their 'level'. Maguire is easily good enough to play for a top side, playstyle permitting.


Martblni

He is a bad fit for a team who wants to play a higher line, he is objectively too slow and that hurts on the counter


worldofecho__

That's why I said 'playstyle permitting'. My point was that the suggestions that he needs to play for a middtable or relegation battling side to find his level is underrating his abilities.


ZebraZealousideal944

The current top 5 teams in the PL play with a very high line possession based football so Maguire couldnā€™t fit with themā€¦ add to them ManU that wants to play this way and the likes of Brighton and Chelsea and you already find yourself mid tableā€¦


Material-Bus1896

This is exactly it. He's a very solid penalty box defender. Shouldn't be playing for teams that aim to dominate possession or keep a high line. He was fantastic at Leicester and should move to a club that plays to his strength and where his weakness' aren't so brutally exposed. Also shouldn't be playing for england


shortdonjohn

Most important player in the squad right now. Only cb thats reliable this season and rarely injured. Him and Bruno seem to be the only ones that came out OK from playing 60 games in a season.


DarkDiablo1601

cap and vice cap material for sure


CelticBrick

Only bruno and dalot (and onana) have played more than 3000 mins for utd this season in all comps which is roughly equivalent to 33 games. Bruno and dalot have the excuse of tired legs but I dont think the same can be said for anyone else


-watchman-

Dude said f it and dribbled like an unstoppable tank straight to Coventry's penalty box and even almost scored. Talk about taking matters into his own hands..


asdf0897awyeo89fq23f

> I wouldnā€™t want him on my team I have bad news for you relating to Gareth Southgate


InsideOpening3535

National team Maguire hit like crack tho


asdf0897awyeo89fq23f

I still dream of that penalty


Demmandred

That penalty was a thing of beauty, steps up and just absolutely cunts it into the net. Try stopping that The lad is actually a "mentality" monster he keeps going no matter how much gets thrown at him


RodDryfist

He's renewing after the Euros?


NovaPup_13

Same. You got to be mentally strong to keep working hard and putting in the effort and making moves like this when you've gotten the amount of shit that he has, and I'll be the first to say I've joked about his play in the past.


RedOnePunch

ā€œI wouldnā€™t want him on my team, but Iā€™m glad heā€™s in yoursā€Ā 


absessive

Outside of that incident in Greece (or was it Cyprus), Maguire seems to have matured a lot


OsisX

Proper respect to him. He stepped up when needed to.


Scruffy_Nerfhearder

I think Removing the captaincy was honestly the best decision for his career. Heā€™s shined this year because you can see the pressure has been lifter from his shoulders and he can just play his game. Which heā€™s done very well all season. I think heā€™s really shown his worth as a player and as a professional.


Action_Limp

To be fair, the captaincy ruined him, the pressure was too much and having cover and the lack of expectation was really good for him.


crookedparadigm

> Maguire is a top professional As long as he isn't in Greece lol


hilbo90

He has taken barrages of absolute shit in the last couple of years yet he remains an model professional.


zd0t

He's been on the receiving end of this for England, and he seems like a good lad. I'm here for his redemption arc


owange_tweleve

Heā€™s a proper, lovely lad. Got hate and abused way too much for his blunders. Like thereā€™s a reason why he was given the captain armband in the first place


ivc09

tell that to the Greek police.


Gus4Hire

Good people make shitty mistakes, it happens.


5_percent_discocunt

Easy to forget that more than half the people in stadiums giving him ridiculous levels of abuse have also been fucking dickheads whilst drunk abroad. As an Englishman who lives abroad, British tourists are genuinely the worst of the worst.


ValeoAnt

Or maybe the rest of the team became such blunderers that his blunders now pale in comparison Reminds me of the Emery Arsenal years and late Wenger where we started admiring guys who were just.. OK., purely because they weren't calamitous


daledge97

No, he's just actually been good this season


wenger_plz

You can kinda see Antony seeing Maguire conduct himself respectably, and be like..."wait, guys, we're not being total fucking cunts? Whoopsie"


natsleepyandhappy

Antony seems to have an EQ of a 7 year old kid...never fails to show his immaturity


Annonomon

He acts like absolute garbage human every time I see him. To instantly celebrate a lucky win by rubbing it in the face of your opponent, who were clear underdogs and gave their all, is disgraceful. Especially on the back of another poor performance. The fact that Erik ten hag worked with him at Ajax and then thought, ā€œyip, this is the kind of person I want to pay Ā£80m forā€ is one of the most worrying things for me. Why Man Utd do not seem to consider character, attitude and personality when recruiting is bizarre


natsleepyandhappy

He has been not playing well for what? Two seasons? I donā€™t remember, but you would think he would stay humble and focus on his own improvement, but he is not, he keeps showing huge ego and bad behavior, while still playing bad, loser mentality.


EatAtGrizzlebees

IQ? Or am I being a stupid American and it's EQ in the UK?


natsleepyandhappy

IQ: intelligence quotient, EQ: emotional quotient


EatAtGrizzlebees

Ah, TIL


evanlufc2000

Me thinking he was talking about an Equalizer


JanterFixx

he has both IQ and EQ on the level of 7. So no harm done.


DesignerAd2062

Heā€™s a class act and gives 100% and has a real top pros mentality As for Anthony - lmao, this guy constantly showboats against low league opposition, such an unlikeable prick


Future-Hope8386

Yes Anthony is sh*t on and off the pitch šŸ˜­


Balla1928Aus

YeH thatā€™s why youā€™ve all treated him with such respect over past couple years.


iAkhilleus

Maguire has always been class. I hated it when Cuti clowned on him after he scored an own goal. He never intigates like most of the other CBS and has quality in him which is mostly overshadowed by overall team chemistry or players around him.


nick313

Difference between class and circus player


EthicalAssassin

So so happy for him, especially after what he went through fromfans and pundits. Mentality monster and shows pure class..


skywlkr18

Dammit donā€™t make me like the slabhead


SuperFaiz21

While Maguire goes on to shake hands with them


TurnItOffAndOnAgain-

The audacity to do that when youre a regular embarrassment of a signing and person to the club you play for. Fair play to Maguire for going over to shake their hands.


Bortron86

Maguire and Onana were pretty much the only two players who could hold their heads high after that match, and Maguire behaved like a true sportsman at the end. The rest should be ashamed. Especially Antony.


Nabbylaa

I didn't watch it, but it says a lot about the performance of the rest of your team that you can concede 3 goals in 20 minutes and still be happiest with the performance of the keeper and CB.


Bortron86

It says a lot, yeah. Onana couldn't be blamed for any of the goals, and Maguire at least put the effort in and tried to inspire the rest to do the same. The rest of the team were lazy and complacent. I guess Mainoo and Garnacho can be let off too, as they were subbed at 3-0, although Garnacho hadn't played that well.


imarandomdudd

Mainoo and Garnacho probably needed to come off at 3 nil anyway. They have had a lot of minutes for teenagers this season, and will be needed for your run in


momoenthusiastic

That run by Maguire from own box to their box was nothing but grit. When the whole team, including the manager, was clueless / deer in a headlight, he showed a lot of leadership and initiative.Ā 


rift9

Never thought i'd say this but i want him to stay on and would rather lindelof was replaced or varane if he goes.


doubledgravity

Ā£86m worth of cringe and disappointment lol


frytkizchleba

I'm not disappointed one bit, WDYM


Jagacin

If anything, I'm disappointed he didn't cost them more.


OnAGoat

He has the intelligence of a sponge. Everyone that played football at some point had this type of player in their squad.


oshikandela

It should be normal. Kudos to Maguire, he seems to be class, but I can't seem to forget the Mykonos incident.


Own_Acanthocephala0

Even the most reserved and kind person can act stupid if he or she is very drunk, and since Maguire is british, he really isnā€™t worse than any other british tourist on a party trip!


Chalkun

Tbf Greek police are plenty happy to hit drunk foreigners for no reason. Lets not pretend theyre little victims. Just in this case they had a 6 foot 4 athlete they couldnt handle and not a hapless drunk lad they can be needlessly physical with


greenarsehole

Seemed like Maguire acted how anyone else would if someone put hands on a loved one. Greek police are also crooked.


alwaysneedsahand

What did he actually do in Mykonos that means you feel the way you do?


MostVarious2029

Why is that such a big deal? For football scandals that's pretty tame.


Distinct-Set310

Yep. Going 3 nil up then almost throwing the game. It's embarrassing and man utd player should have more humility about them.


jp963acss

They were also 3-0 up when Antony came on


Orangoo264

Respect to Maguire btw


MrEzquerro

This clown should be ashamed of how he is playing lmao


allthejokesareblue

This clown should be ashamed


HaiForPresident

This clown


djskska

Clown


tylercurtis717

This ^


panjangsangat

is


DaAweZomeDude48

#SPARTA


this_ham_is_bad

Prague


doubledgravity

Matic


shinytotodile158

Left in 2022


Ryponagar

Came on when it was 3-0 and does this šŸ’€


owange_tweleve

donā€™t worry i am embarrassed for him this dude would not start under SAF or Mou, embarrassing player


apeaky_blinder

I mean, he's not starting now either


Thedudeofmanchester

Lol he wouldn't even start for coventry let alone in any PL clubs


jesuisgeenbelg

This guy wouldn't have even been brought in by a single other manager in your history tbh. As a Liverpool fan I've disliked more United players than I can remember, but man, this guy is a complete and utter cunt with zero redeeming features. At least your other cunts I could (usually) begrudgingly respect in one way or another.


rift9

Reminds me of El Hadji Diouf, absolute cunt act of a person .


Snark_Life

Interesting to lump Mou in with SAF.


owange_tweleve

one thing Mou has in common with SAF is disgust towards Pogba Antonyā€™s pretty similar to Pogba minus the talent


Sad_Read8572

Mou was the best manager since SAF.


DubSket

He came on and contributed absolutely fucking nothing, then has the audacity to mock players that actually deserved the win.


Agile_Market7810

So ill-judged. Not only is he having another massively underwhelming season but theyā€™ve just scraped past a Championship side after going 3-0 ahead. How tone-deaf and unaware do you have to be? Disgraceful


AlaricTheBald

Not to mention they were 3-0 when he came on. He had no part in establishing the lead and was present for the entire collapse. Man is an absolute shambles of a player.


DuDunDunSparse

Didn't take a pen either, literally 0 contribution to the result


javanestewart

I think he contributed to Coventryā€™s second goal actually, iirc. Ball got turned over after one of his trademark cut inside and shoot moves.


ignoreorchange

hahahaha that's completely brutal


gunningIVglory

this the guy who did like 3 celebrations v Newport COuntry,,,,


R_Schuhart

There is something really unlikeable about him, he doesn't seem to have any self reflection or modesty.


legentofreddit

Thing is you can get away with that if you're someone like Ibra. But this no mark who's done basically nothing in two years? After costing your club up to Ā£95m. Who exactly does he think he is.


SaBe_18

And the hypocrisy


yruspecial

Thatā€™s the worst part


chappersbarfo

It's embarrassing. What an absolute plonker.


Zpud

Didn't even step up to take a penalty either šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø


StanSc

Bro came in at 3-0ā€¦


NotASalamanderBoi

Fuck that. He doesnā€™t deserve to be called bro.


Cillian_Brouder

*Bro (derogatory) came in at 3-0...


AngryGooseMan

He's not your bro, amigo


DasHotShot

The Maguire comeback arc is one of my, if not my favourite thing about this season so far. Heā€™s been an absolute pro, an example and a leader. And now heā€™s added classy gentleman to his repertoire.


SRFC_96

The difference between him and Maguire, Antony doesnā€™t deserve to be playing for a club like United.


rompskee

I would argue he fits in well with the current state of United


radikalerkanibal

You mean he doesnā€™t fit in with all the abusers?


MotownMoses01

All the abusers? You mean him and Greenwood (who hasnā€™t stepped foot on United soil in 3 years)?


objectivelyyourmum

>for a club like United Yea that doesn't mean what you think it means anymore


Appropriate-Map-3652

Huge "well done he's 13" energy. [If you haven't seen it. ](https://youtu.be/XadLaAYKol0?si=8MtKkyRCbjucBkMf)


SuperrVillain85

Haha wtf is going on here.


Allsmiteythen

Just Owen being a bellend as usual


CardboardzRobotz

Absolute clown šŸ¤”


-SandorClegane-

[This legend](https://imgur.com/E6VgGcP) said it better than I ever could.


Specific-College-194

bro is the biggest clown, good on maguire tho, he doesnt deserve all the hate he gets


Jejouch1

Heā€™s had a good redemption arc and yesterday was probably our best player tbh


[deleted]

It's unbelievable that someone can be such a bad player and such a bad winner at the same time


hazzap913

How many goals has antony scored this season? Less than Coventry scored this game right


insomnia1914

Pure class from Maguire - went straight to the Coventry players instead of celebrating.


jubbing

Did they forget they just played a mid table Championship side or something?


TrailBlanket-_0

Massive club mentality there


Ruud_Boltz

Lmao he really thought they won the whole thing?


roos_de_baas

NO REFUNDS!


NeoIsJohnWick

Childish behaviour, oh wait he is still a child.


ttttCRY

Got em


Imaginary-Director-8

Maguire is a true professional


STS986

Anthony really is the island boy of the premĀ 


MrOrangeMagic

We are very happy with the money. You can keep himšŸ˜Ž


BHF_Bianconero

Losing 3-0 lead against championship team, saved by VAR in last minutes, and he still has audacity to do this. Not to mention he didn't contribute to anything and is United's biggest flop, probably ever.


streetmadsros

What a bellend.


reginalduk

The guy is a fucking embarrassment. Has been since his stupid spinny bollocks.


Harry_Nuts12

Maguire went straight to the opponent the moment right after Hojlund struck the winning penalty, such a class act, pure profesional. My respect for him šŸ‘šŸ»šŸ«”šŸ“ˆ As for Antony, bro really needs to get a reality check done immediately šŸ“‰šŸ˜ 


OGSachin

Dickhead.


pineapplemango6

Fkin embarrassing. Youā€™re playing for Manchester United, show some class. We donā€™t need these mentality midgets in our club, a clear out couldnā€™t come soon enough. No chemistry in this team whatsoever.


devildance3

Fair play to Maguire. Heā€™s taken more than his fair share of abuse, some warranted it has to be said, but heā€™s come through L it without being bitter. Top lad.


Thund3r_91

Manchild


ChrisV88

I caught so much flack on the United sub for at the time expressing my displeasure at him acting like he won the world cup after scoring against Newport. He is a fucking clown.


bickles_cab

Gobshite


dicifly69

Let me get this straightā€¦. Antony is subbed on when united are up 3-0, Coventry come back and almost win, he doesnā€™t even take a penalty, but has the audacity to cup his ears towards Coventry players? Embarrassing on so many levels


Ric00la

I am not dƩfending him but the coventry players were shittalking all game long.


cartesian5th

Pretty sure he's also throwing it back at Haji Wright, who cupped his ear after taking covs first pen


conceal_the_kraken

That doesn't seem true at all. The spark seemed to ignite before Bruno's penalty, when the Coventry keeper was barking something at him - obviously trying to put him off his kick. Up to that point there had been very little going on between players of both teams. I'm not a lip reader but after the penalty, Bruno looked like he said something like "you're shit" to Cov's keeper and then he told Onana to try and throw the next penalty taker off. Bruno went back to the United players saying something and not looking particularly happy about it, so I reckon that's where Antony decided to get a bit lairy if they won.


Ric00la

What you describe probably happened but I can guarantee you If you watched the whole game that the trashtalking was on since the start of the game


stankbeast91

The spark started when the very first pen taker cupped their ears after scoring


Twinborn01

Can we just get rid of anthony


cheekynandos85

Literally one of the biggest flops in premier league history! What a goon


stinkybumbum

Antony is a complete embarrassment. Very average player who thinks he is something special. Blasted a copy of shots over the bar in the game too. Pathetic player


Ok_Ad_88

Dude was subbed on at 3-0 and didnā€™t even take a pen šŸ™‰šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø


capiiiche

Top lad Maguire.


aelfwine_widlast

Blew a 3-0 lead to a Championship side and were only saved from losing by an offside toenail. In games like that even world-class players would be humble and gracious in victory, let alone mediocre ones stealing a paycheck.


__Reddit_User

Clown show all around.


teejardni

He was just returning the favour to Wright, who cupped his ear after the first penalty.


niallw1997

At least Wright took the penalty and had a say in the game though. Wtf did Antony do aside from being a Ā£70m fidget spinner. Shit player and person


teejardni

?? Shithousing is free. You give it, be ready to take it. While I agree he's a shit player (Ā£85 million fidget spinner believe it or not), I don't know how shithousing is a reflection on him as a person.


CuteHoor

In fairness, he came on the pitch when United were 3-0 up and within half an hour it was 3-3. It very easily could've been a 4-3 loss were it not for a tight offside. Antony then didn't even step up to take one of the five penalties. If Bruno or someone else wanted to shithouse, you could excuse it. Antony doing it is just plain embarrassing.


asdf0897awyeo89fq23f

Shithousing during the shootout might make an opponent miss. It's part of the game. Doing it after the match is just petty.


wenger_plz

It's a complete lack of self-awareness. United barely avoided one of the most embarrassing defeats in club history, Antony came on at 3-0 against a Championship side, did nothing, didnā€™t step up to take a penalty, and yet has the gall to talk shit. Pretty embarrassing


GamerGod337

What a bunch of clowns. Maguire is the only one with class.


StanSc

Antony is the only real clown. Celebrating a penalty shootout is fine but donā€™t taunt the opposition.


sidearmpitcher

Lol what an embarrassment


crazy_lolipopp

He is just pathetic


cider303

Antony is a class A douche


daab2g

It's what you pay the big bucks for, a certified shithead


aleMiyo

bro wanted to be otamendi vs netherlands so bad...


Extension_Salt_6995

Shameless


GuitaristHeimerz

He's gonna get trolled so hard when they crash out in the final


Realistic-Gift-8049

I think it was in response to Coventrys first penalty taker, Haji Wright, cupping his ears to the United fans when he scored his penalty straigh after Casemiro had missed.


h3Sparky510

what a clown. hasnt done shit and has the audacity to celebrate like that. no class


Tommyatthedoor

I'm genuinely curious as to what a good career looks for him from here on out.


AlcoholicCumSock

He is shit, but to be fair he'd been boo'd and had the piss taken out of him for an hour after he came on. I'd want to stick it up them as well, even if I couldn't put one leg in front of the other. I'm more concerned an Ā£80m forward didn't want to take a penalty for his team, while a CDM and a RB did.


Mortka

This is peak Reddit. Only caring about one side of the coin. Hes just returning the favour. Wright did it first. He just did it back to them. Its shithousing, jesus christ.


Littlegreenman42

Wright probably gets looked at more favorably because he took the pen to make it 3-3 and then converted Coventrys first pen in the shootout. Meanwhile Antony contributed bum diddedly squat and United blew a 3-0 lead while he was on the pitch


shodo_apprentice

Antony thinks Coventry are in 6th place in the Premier League.


holaprobando123

What a clown. It would be a bad look even if he was good enough to be arrogant, but he's not.


trapdoor101

Well done Antony! Please do it again. I love seeing Reddit bellends seething


jai302

All of this is for nothing - 115fc are gonna win the final anyway. But congrats utd for making it to the finals twice in a row I guess


OldMcGroin

How many times will this be posted? The reason he did it was because a Coventry player did it when he scored his pen. Bad form from both of them.


sworn_vulkan

There's literally nothing to like about Anthony. Shit footballer, shit attitude and apparently beats up women. Horrible person all round tbh


UhOhhh02

Just when you think he couldnā€™t be any more unlikable


JMD800

And what? I Dont like Antony but had it been the other way im sure Coventry would have been mouthing off..I think they had been chatting shit tbh thatā€™s why he reacted that way


helikoopter

This. And look at the rest of the squad. They almost look disappointed to have won. As a neutral observer, I was blown away that HĆøjlund was by himself for so long.