Antony

Manchester United star Antony has revealed he had been struggling with a 'shock' 'personal' problem prior to last night's FA Cup win over Everton.

‘So that is why I’m focused on being on top of my mental and body health. He knows where I come from, my story, how I suffered growing up in a favela. This is my mind-frame now, I’m 100% focused on honouring the fans and the club. ‘Now it’s about focusing on what’s next and we have a quarter-final to play. ‘I also feel relieved as in the last few days I had a shock, but I prefer not to comment on what happened. [TNT Sports](https://twitter.com/fredcaldeira/status/1611530285853581315?s=20&t=_B1bPtcqbNEHB4wCeBOdig): ‘First of all it’s a feeling of joy, I’m happy to score again and especially at home. But God has always been by my side and I’m grateful also to my family. Intensity, calendar, a lot of games… ‘He knows I’m always giving 100% even when things don’t work out for me. it’s a huge demand. I’ve set some goals for me this season and it’ good to score as soon as I’ve start to think of personal goals. ‘I really demand a lot from myself regardless what people talk about me.

Manchester United's summer signing Antony has addressed his personal goals, as well as the team's desire to put United “back where it deserves”.

He said post-match: “I hope to keep going like this because this is a year of a lot of achievements and wins. The forward is a player that fans should rally behind and help in building his confidence. “I also feel relieved as in the last days I had a shock, but I prefer not to comment on what happened.

Manchester United's £82million signing Antony has revealed that he recovered from a 'really, really difficult moment' in midweek before scoring the opening ...

So that's why I'm focused on being on the top of my mental and body health.’ It's about being 100 per cent on and off the pitch, especially on the mental side as it's what controls the rest. We all know the size of this club and we want to put United back to where it deserves.’ It was a personal matter, really hard, but I'm very grateful to God to put that behind me now, grateful to the club, to the players and to the manager. I'm 100 per cent focused on honouring the fans and the club. But God has been always on my side and I'm grateful also to my family.

Man Utd forward Antony scored his fourth goal for the club during the win against Everton in the FA Cup.

"It was a personal matter, really hard, but I'm very grateful to God for putting that behind me now, grateful to the club, to the players, to the manager, everyone stayed by my side. "But God has been always on my side and I'm grateful also to my family. "The Premier League is absolutely different for any other league. “This is my mind frame now, I'm 100 per cent focused on honouring the fans and the club. “But, of course, the most important is United's qualification to the next stage. He knows me, know who I am, how hard I work... It was a really, really difficult moment for me. "First of all, it's a feeling of joy. Now it's about focusing on what's next and we have a quarter-final to play." "I really demand a lot from myself regardless of what people talk about me. "I've set goals for me not only on the pitch, it also involves resting, eating well, everything. The £85.5million signing from Ajax scored in his first three Premier League appearances but he's struggled to match that since.

Antony opened the scoring for Manchester United in their FA Cup win over Everton, his first goal for the Red Devils since October, having recently been left ...

It’s in the past now, I’m happy to score and I hope to keep going lie this because this is a year of a lot of achievements and wins. "So that is why I’m focused on being on top of my mental and body health. "Now it’s about focusing on what’s next and we have a quarter-final to play. But God has always been by my side and I’m grateful also to my family. We all know the size of this club we want to put United back where it deserves." "I really demand a lot from myself regardless what people talk about me. And he has admitted that his performance against Everton has helped to take a mind off a "shock" he suffered in his personal life. "It was a really, really difficult moment for me. Antony praised United boss Erik ten Hag for helping him during the "difficult" moment he had faced. It was a personal matter, really hard but I’m very grateful to God for putting this behind me now. I’ve set some goals for me this season and it’ good to score as soon as I’ve start to think of personal goals. The winger scored just four minutes into the clash at Old Trafford, sliding in to direct Marcus Rashford's cross home.

Manchester United winger Antony said he experienced a “shock” in the lead up to his goalscoring appearance against Everton in the FA Cup.

“I really demand a lot from myself regardless of what people talk about me. “I’ve set goals for me not only on the pitch, it also involves resting, eating well, everything. “This is my mindframe now, I’m 100 per cent focused on honouring the fans and the club. “This goal came at the perfect timing for me. It was a personal matter, really hard, but I’m very grateful to God for putting that behind me now, grateful to the club, to the players, to the manager, everyone stayed by my side. “I’m happy to score again, especially at home.