During Manchester United's humiliating loss to Manchester City over the weekend, Paul Scholes' scathing criticism of Manchester United winger Antony was completely justified.

The Red Devils were trailing by a score of 4-0 at halftime and 6-1 in the second half when Anthony Martial scored a pair of late goals to bring the score to 6-3 against them at the Etihad Stadium. Despite these late goals, the Red Devils were unable to avoid an embarrassing loss. Antony, a Brazilian wide player, was also able to get his name on the scoresheet with a fantastic effort from a distance. The goal was the striker's second for the club since joining in the summer following a transfer from Dutch powerhouses Ajax, which made him United's second-most expensive signing.

However, that was not enough to satisfy Scholes, who criticized the 22-year-old player throughout the game for his defensive work.

A picture of former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham and former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs was uploaded by the player on Instagram on Monday morning. Scholes included the caption "Anyone remember when wingers used to help their fullbacks?" in conjunction with the image.

This post gave the impression of being a sly jab at Antony, as well as his attacking teammate Jadon Sancho, for their failure to provide defensive assistance to Diogo Dalot and Tyrell Malacia. Both of the team's fullbacks had difficult afternoons against City, during which they were cautioned for their play. As a result, the team's performance suffered as a whole as a result.

Scholes has been more than vindicated in the wake of the criticism that he received, as reports suggest that Antony ignored boss Erik ten Hag before the game. The Brazilian was given additional responsibilities in defense, but he was unable to fulfill those obligations, which contributed to United's disastrous loss.

Scholes criticized Antony 

Arsene Wenger, the former manager of Arsenal, agreed with Scholes' assessment and was extremely critical of Antony and Sancho for their lack of defensive contribution. Scholes' remarks were echoed by Wenger.

He stated, "I had the impression that Manchester United have some work to do to defend on crosses from their central defenders and from their midfielders." He was referring to the team's central defenders and midfielders. In the first half, the fact that Manchester United has defended so poorly on the flanks has been the most shocking thing to me.

"Dalot was shown a yellow card in the first minute of play, and Sancho and Antony did not make any contributions to the defense. They were flooded on the flanks throughout the entirety of the half, and they were in constant danger.

When asked about the performance of his team after the match, United's manager Ten Hag did not pull any punches when he stated that the performance was "unacceptable."

He added: "Tomorrow, we are going to criticize each other as a group and as individuals, and then we are going to learn the lessons from our mistakes. It is imperative that we gain insight from these errors, and that we perform significantly better in the subsequent match."

As United take on Omonia Nicosia of Cyprus in the Europa League on Thursday evening, Antony may have a chance to win back the favor of the Dutchman and get back into the good graces of the club.