The £85.5m purchase went straight to the club following his move to Old Trafford. 2 Anthony scored at Old Trafford on his Manchester United debutCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun 2 The £85.5m man kissed the mark after finding the back of the netCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun And the 22-year-old Brazilian winger lived up to the faith of his old Ajax boss by opening the scoring and celebrating in style. After the game Erik ten Hag hailed him as the “missing link” in United’s forward line and promised much more to come. The United boss, who coached Anthony at Ajax, said: “Anthoni did well but I think he can go up. “This is a different league, but there is potential. “But he was already there with a great goal. “He will be a threat in the Premier League. I know what it can be. “With his pace, his dribbling, his pressing ability, he’s very good with that, we’ve seen that. “At the moment he lacks a bit of strength, he missed some training, the intensity of the Premier League will be high and a challenge for him, but we have seen his potential, it is great that he scored the first goal. “ FREE BET AND SIGN UP OFFERS – BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS Antoni was replaced in the 58th minute by Cristiano Ronaldo. But the Brazilian had an Old Trafford debut to remember as Ten Hag’s side beat Arsenal 3-1.
