Manchester United flop Antony insists that 'happiness' is the key to his upturn in form since leaving Old Trafford. "The most important thing is to be happy and I am very happy at Real Betis," he said. "Things happen naturally! Here, I can show the football that brought me to Europe."

When Real Betis confirmed the loan signing of Antony from Manchester United during the January transfer window, there was a buzz and there was excitement in the green and white half of Seville. Manuel Pellegrini knew it and the Real Betis fans did too, that Antony had the potential to take Los Verdiblancos to the next level.

Former Manchester United winger Antony displayed a message on a shirt underneath his Real Betis jersey after he scored in the club’s 3-0 win in the Conference League play-off first leg against Gent on Thursday evening. Antony, 24, left United on loan in the winter transfer window, having fallen out of favour with head coach Ruben Amorim.