Manchester United winger Antony has been warned of a ‘really tough’ game by his teammates when they come to Everton this weekend.
The Blues host Erik Ten Hag’s side at the unusual time of 7pm on Sunday - see why here - looking to make it three consecutive wins for the first time since September 2021. Frank Lampard’s side beat West Ham United 1-0 at Goodison Park before the international break and carried the momentum through to last weekend’s 2-1 win at Southampton, providing the points to back a strong start to the season.
On Sunday, they host a United side full of attacking talent - inclusive of Antony, who signed for £84million in the summer - but one that is still licking the wounds from last weekend’s 6-3 hammering at Manchester City, with hat-tricks from both Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.
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And in Goodison on Sunday they come to a place of little recent success, having won just one of their last four Premier League trips. Last season’s 1-0 Toffees win, courtesy of Anthony Gordon’s - the original Anthony - deflected effort, set the wheels in motion for a survival push on Merseyside, and those who remain at Manchester United from that evening are under no illusions about the task at hand - as they have told their new Brazilian teammate.
"We know it's going to be a difficult, tough game," Antony told Premier League Productions. "My team-mates have already spoken to me about this fixture. They said it will be difficult. We have to impose our game, show our strength.
"We shouldn't get worked up and let our heads go down because of one game [at City], one result. Sadly, we lost the last [league] game but, when you think about it, we've beaten Liverpool and the league leaders Arsenal.
"Our season can't be summarised by just one game. We're now focused on the match against Everton and, God willing, we will get the three points."
Everton will go into Sunday’s clash far more rested than their visitors, with Ten Hag’s side squeezing in a trip to Cyprus and a 3-2 Europa League win against Omonia Nicosia on Thursday. Lampard confirmed in his Friday press conference that Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be fit and available for the first time this season after picking up a ‘freak’ injury in pre-season.
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