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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag explains why Antony can be the new Arjen Robben

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Erik ten Hag believes Antony can emulate Arjen Robben at Manchester United after he ended his Premier League goal drought. Antony claimed his first league goal since October 9 in the 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest, where the Brazilian also tallied his first Premier League assist for Diogo Dalot's 76th-minute clincher.

The 22-year-old has now scored eight times for United in his debut season, having arrived in an £85.51million deal from Ajax on transfer deadline day in September. Also read: Ten Hag explains how Eriksen's role change benefited Fernandes Antony has drawn tentative comparisons with Robben, a left-footed right winger renowned for cutting inside onto his left foot during a garlanded career in which he won honours with Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

Robben, who rejected United to join Chelsea in 2004, also helped the Netherlands reach the 2010 World Cup final and the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup.

His fellow Dutchman Ten Hag directly likened Antony with Robben. "In the start, he had one or two moments where he should have passed to Christian Eriksen," Ten Hag stressed. "It's so important in top football, the timing, the right moment to bring the pass is huge, it makes every impact, it makes the difference between a goal and no goal. "The goal he made, he was in the right spot, in the right moment to get the rebound.

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