Antonio contributed both a goal and an assist in the Europa League & MVP; Betis averages 0.52 goal involvements per game compared to Manchester United’s 0.18.

During the first round of the Europa League group stage, Betis secured a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest. Antonio was in the starting lineup and made a significant impact with both an assist and a goal. The ex-Manchester United player assisted former Beijing Guoan foreign player Bakambu to open the scoring and later netted the crucial equalizer in the 85th minute. Post-match, Antonio received the top rating of 9 and was rightfully named the match MVP. La Liga also knows how to attract attention, as their official Twitter highlighted Antonio with the caption: Samba football!

Antonio’s role at Betis is far superior to that of his Brazilian compatriot Rodrigo as a right winger; he is competing with Yamal for the title of La Liga’s best right winger. Following Antonio’s goal and assist in the Europa League first round, it is expected that after missing the preseason and the first three La Liga matches, Antonio will maintain the explosive form he showed in the latter half of last season at Betis as the season progresses and team chemistry improves.

According to statistics,Antonio was involved in 17 goals (goals + assists) over 96 matches at Manchester United, whereas at Betis he has contributed to 16 goals in just 29 games (goals + assists).This data further confirms the credibility of the “Cristiano Ronaldo aquarium” remark,with Antonio’s goal involvement per game rising from 0.18 at Manchester United to 0.55 at Betis..

In summary, you might say Antonio didn’t adapt well to the Premier League, but you cannot claim that Ten Hag’s signing of Antonio was a flop. Since permanently joining Betis this summer, it is believed Antonio is poised for a breakout season.