Marcus Rashford and Antony each enjoyed an important Sunday because the Manchester United outcasts found the back of the web for Barcelona and Real Betis respectively.
Each forwards were shipped out on loan last season after falling out of favour under Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim.
Those short-term deals got here to an end but each have left again, Rashford on one other loan deal to Barcelona, while Antony made his previous loan switch to Real Betis everlasting.
Rashford has been making an important impression at Barca and continued his impressive fun of form as he scored his club’s third in a 3-1 win over Elche on Sunday.
The England international was replaced on 74 minutes and earned a standing ovation from the house fans who’ve taken to the summer arrival.
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In 13 outings for the Catalan giants, Rashford has now scored six goals and provided six assists.
Rashford told Mundo Deportivo after the victory: ‘I try to offer my best. I could have done higher against Elche, and I promise to enhance because I’m not entirely completely satisfied with my performance overall.’
He added: ‘We work hard to win. We’re taking it one game at a time. We’d like to maintain playing as a team. That is Barca, and the demands must all the time be at their highest.’
Barcelona have an choice to make Rashford’s move everlasting for a fee of around £28m, which could prove to be a bargain if he continues the shape he has shown up to now.
Asked if he desires to stay at Barca beyond this season, Rashford told ESPN last month: ‘Oh yeah, needless to say.
‘I’m having fun with this football club and I feel for anybody who loves football, Barcelona is considered one of the important thing clubs within the history of the sport. For a player it’s an honour.’
Hansi Flick still wants more from Marcus Rashford
Speaking after the win over Elche, the Barcelona manager said of Rashford: ‘While you see the possibilities he has, one or two goals more can be good, also for him.
‘But we may be completely satisfied with him, in fact. I’m very completely satisfied with him.
‘He can play on this level and I’m completely satisfied he shows it, for the fans and for the club, and likewise for the teammates he’s an important player.’
Meanwhile in Seville, Antony scored twice and provided an assist in a 3-0 win for Real Betis over Mallorca.
It’s the second time the Brazilian has scored twice in a game this season after netting each of his team’s goals in a 2-2 draw at Villarreal last month.
The winger scored just five goals in 62 Premier League outings for Manchester United during an underwhelming spell at Old Trafford.
On his departure from Manchester United, he told ESPN Brasil last month: ‘Look, I’m not the type of guy who gets involved in controversies, who names people, in actual fact, I won’t mention anyone’s name here.
‘But I feel there was a little bit of a scarcity of respect there, even a little bit of rudeness too, with nobody supplying you with a very good morning, a very good afternoon.
‘Not even that. But, anyway, that’s up to now, I won’t give much importance to this stuff. Now I’m here, at Betis, I’m living here, that’s a very powerful thing for me.’
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