We’re definitely living in the era of severe confrontations between football players and coaches on one side and pundits on the other.After Manchester City’s boss, Pep Guardiola – who triggered an ongoing battle with Micah Richards, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville – now Manchester United’s player Antony is in the middle of a ‘war’ with football experts.You don’t want to poke this bear – Pep is raging and Micah and Jamie should better watch outThe Brazilian has had a difficult season at Old Trafford and has struggled for confidence while United are suffering turbulent form under the leadership of Erik ten Hag.The winger has failed to score or assist in ten Premier League games so far in this campaign, putting him under fire and earning some stern criticism from former United legends in the TV studios.##NAJAVA_MECA_7722500##In October, Neville labelled him ’embarrassing’ after kicking out Jeremy Doku during United’s 3-0 loss to Man City, while he’s also received stick from the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes in the past.Antony has now taken a swipe at them…”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. But I’ve never seen them give constructive criticism, which will help me be a better professional. 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.”The 23-year-old slammed the ‘digital court’ which was judging him and said it was easy to criticise when no one was experiencing the challenges he faces as a player.”I would like to know how these people who make these unfair and malicious criticisms fared in my place,” he said.Red Devils give Antony a chance to defend for potential devilish behaviorThe Red Devils are now facing huge pressure ahead of their trip to Chelsea on Wednesday night, with Antony admitting the team are ‘unstable’.”The season is not as good as we wanted – we are unstable. But we lost a lot of injured players, fundamental pieces for Erik Ten Hag’s chess. With the return of part of the squad, we will improve, and results will improve,” concluded he.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 15TuesdayWolverhampton – Burnley 1-0 (1-0)/Hwang 42/Luton – Arsenal 3-4 (1-2)/Osho 25, Adebayo 50, Barkley 57 – Martinelli 20, Jesus 45, Havertz 60, Rice 90+7/Wednesday22:30: (1.95) Brighton (3.50) Brentford (3.90)22:30: (2.05) Fulham (3.50) Nott.Forest (4.00)22:30: (12.0) Sheffield Utd (7.25) Liverpool (1.20)22:30: (2.30) Crystal Palace (3.35) Bournemouth (3.15)23:15: (4.40) Aston Villa (3.70) Man.City (1.80)23:15: (2.95) Man.Utd. (3.50) Chelsea (2.50)Thursday22:30: (3.15) Everton (3.45) Newcastle (2.40)23:15: (1.80) Tottenham (3.90) West Ham (4.70)***odds are subject to change***
