The reasons why Antony fails to be the contribution United needs

The Red Devils fans were left stunned as Crystal Palace snatched a point from them at the late stage of the game with ended 1-1 on the night. The traveling away fans had home wondering about their players' performance tonight especially the record signing in the summer, Antony Santos.

As predicted by many pundits and fans, Erik Ten Hag's starting lineup fielded a number of regular starters for him this season including his current but once-former player Antony Santos on the team sheet. Antony started off from his favorite right side of the Manchester United attack.

More news on Manchester United:

The person responsible for Man United being unstoppable again is not Ten Hag

Big moments for Manchester United, he'll rewrite Ronaldo's history

Antony was very involved in the early stages of the game, which was very fast-paced. The Brazilian winger had a  few chances to help United light the game up with a goal but failed to either make it count or lack indecisiveness.

He provided lots of tricky but no end product as Manchester United wasted several opportunities. His poor form forced Erik Ten Hag to send on Alejandro Garnacho to get some more minutes under his belt as he gradually become an important part of the first team.

Why has Antony been in poor form at United?

There have been growing concerns amongst Manchester United fans as to why their record signing has been abysmal after his debut performance against Arsenal at the start of the season. Erik Ten  Hag hasn't shed any ideas behind it, but reports suggest that the Brazilian International is facing pressure due to his signing pricetag which has raised eyebrows after Manchester United signed him. Antony has only three goals from 10 appearances in the Premier League.