Man United star Antony got told 'behaving like an idiot' ruined Liverpool transfer hopes

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Antony might be a Liverpool player right now if he hadn't behaved "like an idiot". The Manchester United winger, 24, has painfully underwhelmed since his £82million move from Ajax in 2022, and with Erik ten Hag - the man who brought him from Amsterdam to Manchester - now gone, his future at Old Trafford is hanging in the balance.

But rewind to the 2021/22 season and Antony was one of the hottest wingers in Europe. His dazzling box of skills and eye for a goal - averaging one every three Eredivisie games - had the likes of United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Barcelona and PSG all stealing covetous glances.

United eventually won the race for his signature, but that might not have been the case had Mo Salah left Anfield earlier that summer. READ MORE: Antony has just told Ruben Amorim what he wants to hear amid crucial Man United decision READ MORE: Man United handed unexpected Antony transfer replacement chance as huge opportunity emerges According to The Times, ex-Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp "discussed" Antony as a possible Salah replacement in the event that the Egyptian, who had entered the final year of his contract, decided he wasn't going to sign an extension.

Salah ultimately stayed after being handed a £350,000-a-week bumper deal, all but extinguishing Liverpool's interest in Antony.