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Antony has had a dream start to life at Real Betis.
The Brazilian winger struggled at Manchester United after his £86million move from Ajax in 2022.
Neither Erik ten Hag nor Ruben Amorim found a consistent role for him this season.
Despite United sitting in the bottom half, Antony was allowed to leave on loan in January.
He has wasted no time making an impact in Spain under Manuel Pellegrini.
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After a man-of-the-match display on his debut, he scored his first Betis goal in just his second appearance.
The game ended in disappointment, though, with Celta Vigo overturning a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2.
Still, Antony bounced back in style during Betis’ UEFA Conference League play-off against Gent.
His goal in Belgium on Thursday night added to an already impressive highlight reel.
Just a minute into the second half, he picked up the ball out wide on the right.
With two defenders closing in, Antony spun away before curling a superb strike past Davy Roef.
His confidence appears to be growing, something Amorim hinted could happen back at United.
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“He needs more confidence,” Amorim said after United’s Carabao Cup exit to Tottenham.
“If you remember the Antony at Ajax, he lacks a little bit of confidence to go one-v-one, so he will improve.”
Despite those words, Antony was rarely used under the Portuguese coach.
Now, it has been left to Pellegrini to unlock the 24-year-old’s best form.
Betis thought they had a second goal through Ez Abde, but it was disallowed for handball.
They did make it 2-0 with less than 20 minutes remaining, with Antony involved in the build-up.
Cedric Bakambu doubled their lead before Sergi Altimira came off the bench to add a third.
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Source: Centred Devils
