 October 27, 2022 Now Neymar has sent his support to Antony after the backlash he has received and encouraged him to keep expressing himself. Sharing a clip of his compatriot doing his spin move, Neymar tagged Antony on Instagram and wrote: 'Keep it up, don't change anything! Go for it boy! Boldness and joy.' Antony himself posted a defiant message on Instagram earlier in the day, saying: 'We are known for our art and I will not stop doing what has brought me to where I am!' United team-m){kind=link}
Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil star Neymar has become the latest player to defend Antony after the Manchester United winger was criticised for showboating against FC Sheriff in the Europa League.
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The 22-year-old performed his trademark 360 degree drag-back spin move – twice – while the scores were still tied at 0-0, which prompted a backlash from pundits such as Paul Scholes and Robbie Savage.
United needed to win the match to keep their hopes of topping their group – and avoiding a play-off match against a Champions League drop-out – alive, but Antony followed up his trick by over-hitting a pass straight out of play.
‘Well that for me is ridiculous. Because he’s done that and then he puts the ball out of play. Quite embarrassing actually, doing that with nobody near him,’ said Savage during his BT Sport commentary.