Manchester United's winger Antony, who was loaned to Real Betis in La Liga, once again entered the "invincible three-board axe" state after the transfer, he opened the league scoring in Betis' 2-3 defeat to Celta Vigo, but unfortunately the team was reversed after a 2-0 lead, and lost 2-3, and is currently only in 10th place in the table.

The 24-year-old got on his feet in the 10th minute and the ball went into the back of the net for his first league goal in 287 days. After the race, despite Betis' defeat, Anthony was named the official Man of the Match, his second consecutive win. In the last round against Athletic Bilbao, Antony's shot caused the goalkeeper to get out of his hands, and team-mate Isco scored in the rebound.

Antony's last league goal was against Burnley on 27 April 2024, and after 287 days he broke his goal drought and appeared to have found his place in a new environment. Of course, Mr. 100 million euros cannot be complacent, as he also had an impressive start to the game at Manchester United, breaking the club's record for consecutive goals, before falling into a frustrating two-and-a-half-year slump.

Ironically, his two games at Betis have equalled the number of Premier League goals scored by Manchester United in the last two seasons. Anthony will be determined to play a strong second half of the season at Betis as he wants his career to get back on track.

Betis will travel to Gent in the Europa League play-offs on Thursday. If he can qualify for this competition, Antony has a chance to defect to Manchester United in the future, because UEFA does not recognize the loan avoidance clause, and the loan player can play against his old club in Europe!

Anthony expressed his sadness after scoring because they came back from win. "A day with mixed feelings. I was happy for the first goal at Betis but sad for the result. We can only move forward." Anthony wrote on social media, "We deserve more, we want more. We will continue to try to win and correct our mistakes in the next games!"

'It's hard to understand how we lost this game, we started well and went 2-0 up, but we had to change our mentality. Speaking after the game, Anthony said, "We scored two goals, but we have to stay focused throughout the game, for 90 minutes, and try to be better. We must correct our attitude and ensure a good start and a good end. We have to work hard and see what we didn't do well to get the three points in the next game."

Betis paid Anthony 84% of his salary during the loan spell, but there is no buyout clause in the contract at the end of the season. As a result, Antony will return to Manchester United in the summer window, but he has hinted that he does not want to play for the Red Devils again.

"I want to find the best version of myself, and the first step is to be happy. Everything here is incredible and my family and I are so happy. Now it's time to try to do our best and help the club in every way." Anthony told the Spanish newspaper As, "Stay in Betis? We have to respect the process."

Antony elaborated: "I went through difficult times at Manchester United. If I were to stay at Betis longer, I would have to talk to the President about everything. Now I just want to play, score goals and assist, I have to help the team and later we can talk about the future. Happiness is very important because that's how things go. I love everything, the people and the city and I'm going to give everything I have at Betis, not just the game, but the training. I'm going to do it all the time, always with my all."

With Antony permanently burdened with a high €100 million price tag at Manchester United and a move to another team that would allow a return to normal conditions, leaving Old Trafford seems to be the best outcome for all.