REAL BETIS are reportedly ready to offer Tyrell Malacia an Old Trafford escape.
The Red Devils have already sent Antony on loan to the LaLiga club for the remainder of the season.
Tyrell Malacia has been linked with a loan move away from Manchester United[/caption]
Antony has endured a miserable time in the North West since signing for £85.5million in September 2022.
He joined Betis – currently 10th in Spain’s top tier – last Friday, but didn’t play in a 1-0 win over Mallorca at the weekend.
Malacia has also struggled at Old Trafford after becoming Erik ten Hag‘s first signing in June of the same year.
He has appeared in just 25 games across the last three seasons, failing to notch either a goal or assist.
Malacia only returned to first-team football last November after serious knee surgery.
The 25-year-old was sidelined for 15 months but has since been unable to nail down a place under Ruben Amorim.
According to The Mail, Betis are preparing a late loan bid for Malacia before Monday’s deadline.
The full-back is desperate for regular minutes, with United hoping to bring in Lecce’s Patrick Dorgu.
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Should Dorgu join United before the deadline, Malacia would be pushed further down the pecking order.
He has appeared only seven times this season after making his triumphant return from injury.
All of those appearances have been off the bench, including in United’s dramatic 2-1 Europa League win over Rangers last week.
Malacia told United’s official website prior to his return: “I always want to play good games, so it doesn’t matter against who.
“I feel sharp and I feel ready. All I want to do is to play football.
“It’s been a long time so I’m happy to be back.”
MAN UTD PLAYER RATINGS: Maguire puts in superb defensive display but Garnacho caught running into blind alleys
MANCHESTER UNITED secured a hard-fought three points against Fulham.
Lisandro Martinez’s deflected strike proved to be the difference in what was the Red Devils’ only shot on target all game.
Harry Maguire impressed but Alejandro Garnacho once again failed to impress in what could have been his Man Utd farewell amid rumours linking him with Napoli and Chelsea.
Here is how SunSport rated the individual performances.
Andre Onana – 7
Good save low down to his left to keep out an Alex Iwobi shot early doors.
Other than that he was barely tested but no glaring errors mean it is a step in the right direction for the Red Devils No1.
Diogo Dalot – 6
Had a difficult time in the first half up against Iwobi who was Fulham‘s main attacking threat.
Switched to the left flank in the second half and supported Garnacho without posing much of a threat.
Matthijs de Ligt – 8
Another strong showing at the back from the Dutchman. Without his support for Dalot, Fulham may have created a goal down United’s right-hand side.
Harry Maguire – 9
A superb defensive display from the England star who has been one of United’s best players since Amorim took charge.
Pulled off a brilliant header at the back post to deny Rodrigo Muniz a certain goal.
Lisandro Martinez – 8
Superb last-ditch tackle to prevent Emile Smith Rowe from shooting as he burst through on goal.
His goal had a big slice of luck as it was deflected past Bernd Leno but credit to him for having the audacity to shoot.
Noussair Mazraoui – 7
Solid at the back and tried to get forward when he could. United looked more balance with him on the left and Dalot on the right, although the pair swapped at half-time.
Manuel Ugarte – 6
Showed some nice touches and was a bit of a menace in the middle – in a positive and negative sense. Kept a close eye on Smith Rowe and allowed him no time on the ball.
Booked for a foul on Adama Traore and was taken off shortly afterwards with an injury.
Bruno Fernandes – 5
Not at his best. Barely saw the ball in the first half and was not very effective when he did get it.
Amad Diallo – 6
Looked bright on the ball and United’s only real outlet going forward.
He worked tirelessly and pressed really well – his hard work paid off when he found the back of the net in stoppage time but his effort was chalked off.
Alejandro Garnacho – 3
Was cautious on the ball and ran into blind alleys too often. Final ball let him down on the rare occasion he did manage to beat a defender.
Rasmus Hojlund – 4
His hold up play is nowhere near good enough for this system or for a club like United.
He was too gung-ho at times and his erratic nature meant linking up with Amad and Garnacho proved difficult.
Hauled off before the hour mark which says it all about his performance.
Subs:
Leny Yoro (for De Ligt, 58mins) – 6
A more assured display given his shaky start to life in the Premier League.
Joshua Zirkzee (for Hojlund, 58mins) – 5
Like Hojlund he had a difficult time holding the ball up but United improved with him on the pitch.
Toby Collyer (for Ugarte, 76mins ) – 6
Solid display again from the youngster who was often in the right position to clear, including one on the line to stop a Joachim Andersen header from going in.
Kobbie Mainoo (for Garnacho, 80mins) – 6
Provided energy in midfield and shored things up alongside Collyer.
A brilliant one-two with Amad set up the winger to score before VAR ruled Amad offside.
Tyrell Malacia (for Mazraoui, 80mins) – 6
Brought on in an unfamiliar right wing-back role but did what was needed to see out the clean sheet.
United are hoping Antony can rediscover to form which made him one of Europe’s most exciting wingers at Ajax.
Since joining almost three years ago, the Brazilian has made 96 appearances but only contributed 12 goals and five assists.
Antony has picked up 14 yellow cards during this time – more than the amount of goals he scored.
