‘He has an extraordinary mind’ – Antony blown away by Cristiano Ronaldo after receiving advice from Man Utd star
MANCHESTER UNITED summer signing Antony has hailed team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo’s “extraordinary mind” after receiving advice from the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
The Brazil star, 22, joined the Red Devils for £85.5million on transfer deadline day.
He went on to score on his debut in the 3-1 win over Arsenal at Old Trafford.
Antony says he has already learned a lot from 37-year-old Ronaldo.
And reckons he will continue to get better if he continues listening to the 815-career goal superstar.
Speaking to ManUtd.com, Antony said: “I’ve come to help my team-mates.
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“Regardless of age, there’s immense talent in all the players.
“Words can’t describe Cristiano, the best in the world. In just a few days, I’ve learnt a lot from him.
“He has an extraordinary mind and, whenever I talk to him, I take a lot from it.
“I’m sure that we have a strong attack and it’s very promising for the future.”
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Antony has previously revealed Ronaldo is his idol.
He was given a standing ovation from Ronaldo and Co after his goal scoring debut.
The new signing took to social media to praise CR7 posting on his Instagram story a picture of him leaving the field for Ronaldo.
He captioned the post “Idolo” which translates as ‘idol’ alongside the love heart and fist bump emojis.
Antony will have to act out Ronaldo’s teachings while the legendary forward mans Erik ten Hag’s bench.
Ronaldo has started just two games this season.
His last start came on Thursday in the 1-0 Europa League loss to Real Sociedad.