The aftermath of Manchester United’s crushing defeat continues.

The Red Devils fell to Crystal Palace 0-4 in the 36th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday at Selhurst Park in London, England. Midfielder Kasemiru started at center back due to a string injury at center back. It was the worst possible choice. United collapsed, conceding two goals in the first half and two in the second.

Then, after the final whistle, the £85.5 million Anthony controversy arose. He started the game but failed to make an impact and was substituted in the 15th minute of the second half.

As Anthony walked off the field with Mason Mount and Andre Onana after the game, 안전놀이터 추천 he was seen holding up three fingers with his mouth closed to Mount as if to say something.

Amid the outpouring of criticism, United legend Paul Scholes also expressed concern.

“Anthony is obviously saying things to Mount that he’s not happy with,” he told Optus Sports. But I didn’t see them actually talking on the pitch. It doesn’t look good. It doesn’t look good for the coach,” he criticized.

“People will definitely think that Anthony is saying something he’s not happy with (the coach’s tactics). When he’s holding up three fingers, he’s probably saying he should have had three in midfield,” he said, adding, ”I don’t know because I can’t read lips. But there’s clearly a problem there and they clearly disagree with what the manager is doing.”

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher had also blasted them the day before. “Just get off the pitch,” he said. It’s terrible to put your hand over your mouth and whisper. Maybe they’re talking about another player, maybe they’re talking about the manager. Just shut up and go inside. You guys lost 0-4. It’s frankly embarrassing that you’re talking about other players in a whisper,” he said.

Coach Erik ten Haag said after the game

“We have to perform better. We need to play better with the players we have available. We deserved to lose. The performance was not what we expected,” he said.

Carragher went on to say that “this is one of the worst manager’s teams in the Premier League”. Ashley Young, a former United player, was also worried: “It looks like things have gone from bad to worse.”

Anthony moved to United from Ajax in the summer of 2022, lured by Van Gaal. But he became synonymous with ‘cheating’. In his first season, 토토사이트 순위 Anthony scored just eight goals in 44 games.

This season, he has played 28 games in the EPL and scored just one goal. Anthony also came under fire for mocking an opposing player after a penalty shootout win in the FA Cup quarterfinals against Coventry City of the Championship (second tier) on May 22.