‘Ten Hag is a bald egg head’ - Fake Antony news story goes viral

Carlo Garganese

• 7 May 2024 08:30 BST
• 3 min read

A fake Antony news story in which the Man Utd winger called Erik ten Hag a “bald egg head” has gone viral and tricked many journalists and fans into believing it is true.

The fake story from Globosport, an Indian fake news website, reported that Antony called Ten Hag a “bald egg head” on WhatsApp in the Man Utd team’s group chat.

A screenshot was then shared to Ten Hag by Mason Mount.

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It was further added that Ten Hag was due to speak to Antony about the incident after United’s game with Crystal Palace, with the former Ajax winger at risk of being suspended by the coach for the rest of the season.

This story was fake but that didn’t stop it from going viral on social media, and even being shared and reported as fact by media, journalists and fans.

Antony ended up playing the game against Crystal Palace after this fake news story emerged, but produced another dreadful performance as United were thrashed 4-0.

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Antony at Man Utd

Ironically, Antony has been something of a favourite of Ten Hag at Man Utd.

Antony joined from Ajax in the summer of 2022 for €100 million and big things were expected of Ten Hag’s former pupil.

However, Antony has been an unmitigated disaster at Old Trafford. He bagged just four Premier League goals in his inaugural season and looked well short of the physical, mental and even technical levels required to play for such a big team.

This season, Antony has been even worse with just one Premier League goal and one assist.

Despite this, Ten Hag has often persisted with Antony in the starting XI but things have gone from bad to worse for the Brazilian.

It is widely reported that Man Utd will look to sign a replacement for Antony in 2024.