{"id":299859,"date":"2023-12-06T18:25:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=299859"},"modified":"2023-12-06T18:25:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:25:16","slug":"paul-scholes-responds-to-antonys-criticism-of-man-united-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/paul-scholes-responds-to-antonys-criticism-of-man-united-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Scholes responds to Antony&apos;s criticism of Man United legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Paul Scholes tells Manchester United&#8217;s Antony to &#8216;run as fast as you can and score goals&#8217; after the Brazilian winger hit out at club legends for &#8216;never giving constructive criticism&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paul Scholes has responded to comments made by Man United winger Antony<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Brazilian hit out at club legends for &#8216;never giving constructive criticism&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>United are like a rotten window frame that you paint over to make it look better, but the problem is still there &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paul Scholes has responded to Manchester United winger Antony after the Brazilian hit out at\u00a0club legends for &#8216;never giving constructive criticism&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>United face the prospect of a seventh Premier League defeat of the season when they host Chelsea tonight, and Scholes has issued a response to the player&#8217;s comments.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian has endured varying patches of form since joining United in an \u00a385m deal from Ajax last summer, initially hitting the ground running with a goal against Arsenal on his debut, but largely struggling during his second campaign in English football.<\/p>\n<p>Like many of the players within Erik ten Hag&#8217;s squad, Antony has been heavily slated by former players, with Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand and Scholes all critical at times.<\/p>\n<p>Antony hit back at pundits for their lack of support\u00a0without offering any positives and Scholes has responded by offering some simple advice to the Brazilian.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/17\/78654547-12833333-image-a-2_1701883224370.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paul Scholes has responded to criticism of Man United club legends made by Brazilian winger Antony<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/17\/78654545-12833333-image-a-1_1701883219590.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scholes told Antony to\u00a0&#8216;run as fast as you can and score goals&#8217; in response to Antony&#8217;s criticism<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to Mail Sport&#8217;s story on his Instagram story, Scholes said: &#8216;Run as fast as you can up and down, score goals, and make goals pls. Good luck tonight my friend.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Scholes&#8217; instructions telling the 23-year-old to &#8216;run&#8217; could be viewed in response to comments from former United captain Roy Keane who singled out Marcus Rashford for his lack of effort in their recent defeat against Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s players looked largely out of sorts against Newcastle as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat, with the score line largely flattering the performance from Ten Hag&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>Antony meanwhile has made just 14 appearances for United this season but is yet to find the back of the net or register an assist this campaign.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/17\/78654745-12833333-image-a-4_1701883367036.jpg\" height=\"1113\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scholes responded to Mail Sport&#8217;s article and issued simple advice to Antony via Instagram<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/17\/78654553-12833333-image-a-3_1701883230084.jpg\" height=\"443\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Antony is yet to score a goal or register an assist in 14 appearances across all competitions for United this season<\/p>\n<h3>ANTONY IN 23-24\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>PREMIER LEAGUE<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Appearances: 10<\/p>\n<p>Starts: 6<\/p>\n<p>Goals: 0<\/p>\n<p>Assists: 0<\/p>\n<p><span>CHAMPIONS LEAGUE<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Appearances: 3<\/p>\n<p>Starts: 1<\/p>\n<p>Goals: 0<\/p>\n<p>Assists: 0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He will be hoping to be involved against Chelsea given United&#8217;s struggles in the wide department with Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Facundo Pellistri all struggling to make an impact in recent matches.<\/p>\n<p>Antony&#8217;s initial comments explaining the views of former players said: &#8216;Today, I see criticism coming from former club players and other people in the media, who unreasonably express their opinions and influence thousands of fans, sometimes even when I do not play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I&#8217;ve never seen them give constructive criticism, which will help me be a better professional.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;None of them have ever sent me a message to see how I am feeling, especially during this period of turbulence that I am going through.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12833333\/Paul-Scholes-Manchester-United-Antony.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Scholes tells Manchester United&#8217;s Antony to &#8216;run as fast as you can and score goals&#8217; 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