Delivers at last, Manchester United striker is starting to work with £81m price tag

The Manchester United winger scored one and set up another as his team moved up to third in the Premier League table with a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest. Antony joined United for an initial fee of €95m (£81.3m) in August, making him the fourth most expensive signing in Premier League history.

The Brazilian has so far scored eight goals and registered two assists in 35 appearances in all competitions for the Red Devils this season. His goal against Forest ended a six-match scoreless run and he was hailed after the game for the quality of him that made the difference between the two teams.

We said we wanted more goals and assists from Antony and he produced, former Premier League striker Clinton Morrison told BBC Radio after United's win. I think he was the difference between the two teams. Antony broke the tie in the 32nd minute, scoring a goal after Forest goalkeeper Keylor Navas had knocked Anthony Martial out.

And he played through Diogo Dalot following a driving run, with the full-back moving into second place for United with 14 minutes remaining. It is important that he is getting 1-0, not 4-0. He needs to score more goals, former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink told Sky Sports after full time.

Match winner or exhibitionist?

Antony's individual season highlights include goals against Arsenal and Manchester City, as well as the winning goal against Barcelona in the Europa League round of 32. However, United manager Erik ten Hag criticized the Brazilian for unnecessarily bragging in October. The 23-year-old, who joined Ajax Sao Paulo in 2020 and played for them under Ten Hag, has scored 24 goals and provided 22 assists in 82 appearances for the Dutch champions.