Paul Scholes feels that Jadon Sancho is more than capable for slotting in for Manchester United in next week’s FA Cup final.
The Red Devils’ Premier League efforts are virtually completed after they booked a top-four spot after besting Chelsea in a one-sided 4-1 win on Thursday.
During the game, however, winger Antony had to be stretchered off at Old Trafford – with his boss Erik ten Hag then revealing that it doesn’t look good for the Brazilian.
‘Everyone has seen he came off. I can tell you that it’s serious but we have to wait a minimum 24 hours and then we know probably more about the status of his injury,’ the Dutchman said.
Antony’s injury comes at a bad time for Ten Hag’s side as they are facing into a cup decider against their arch rivals Manchester City. On top of that, a win at Wembley would preserve Man United’s status as the only English side to have ever won the treble.
Scholes, a former treble winner himself, has faith in Sancho to come in and fill in for Antony on the flanks of the United attack.
‘You’ve got to play players, and sometimes you just get a bit unlucky, and he’s been unlucky tonight with Antony,’ the ex-midfielder told Premier League Productions.
‘But he’s got some good player to come in. Rashford came off the bench tonight, I think Sancho is looking as good as he has looked all season.
‘I’m a little bit sorry the season has got to end for him, he’s looking fit, he’s looking trim, he’s looking trim, he’s looking quick, and he’s looking so confident as well.’
‘So I think he could come into that final.’
Sancho has been an inconsistent figure since his big-money move to Old Trafford in the summer of 2021 and has struggled to establish himself in the team.
Earlier this season, the X-cap England international stepped back from first-time duties due to concerns over his physical and mental well-being.
