Antony insists Man United have to bounce back against Everton

Antony says Manchester United need to push themselves and show their strength at Everton, while Erik ten Hag’s side looks set to recover from last weekend’s hammering at Manchester City.

A four-game winning run in the Premier League came to an abrupt halt for the new Red Devils as Erling Haaland and Phil Foden each scored hat-tricks in the best-scoring Manchester derby ever.

In reality, the 6-3 deficit flattered United, given the one-sided nature of an afternoon that the Ten Hag men followed on Thursday with a sometimes nerve-wracking 3-2 victory over Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League.

The Dutchman said the win over Cyprus should only be the “warm-up” as Sunday’s trip to Everton is where they need to “respond” – a mindset echoed by Antony, who arrived on the day of the deadline. .

“We know it’s going to be a tough, tough game,” said the Brazilian forward. “My teammates have already talked to me about this match.

“They said it would be difficult. We must impose our game, show our strength.

“We shouldn’t get excited and let the head go down because of one game, one result.

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“Unfortunately we lost the last (league) game, but if you think about it, we beat Liverpool and league-leader Arsenal.

“Our season cannot be summed up in one game. We are now focused on the game against Everton and God willing we will take the three points.”

Everton are unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions and welcome United backed by victories in successive Premier League games.

Ten Hag’s team stayed an extra day in Cyprus to prepare for Sunday’s game against Goodison Park, when Antony will try to score in a third consecutive Premier League game.

“I’ve always worked very hard and the results are the result,” the summer signing told Premier League Productions.

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“I will always give 100 percent whether I score or not.

“It was nice to score another goal (at City), but unfortunately we lost the game. I trained that shot the day before the game.

‘I hit about 10 to 15 balls and luckily I was able to score the goal. Now it’s time to prepare and train more, correct mistakes, move in the right direction and achieve great things.”

Antony has made a promising start at United since he switched from Ajax five weeks ago for an initial fee of 95 million euros (£82.1 million), which could rise by a further five million euros (£4.3 million).

The 22-year-old started just three days after joining and enjoyed a dream debut against Arsenal, opening the score in a 3-1 win against Premier League leaders at Old Trafford.

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“Before training, I watched a video with the players,” added Antony. “I started studying the Arsenal team.

“I was thinking about where the space would be, if I came for 15 or 20 minutes, and to play intelligently.

“The manager put me in the starting line-up, so I trained even harder.

“I saw that it was my time and I was very happy that after only a few days I had the chance to play and start the match.

“I prepared and fought through the game and thank God it all worked out and I scored a goal. But the most important thing was that the team won.’