Man Utd flop Antony and England star both sent off in farcical friendly scenes after Brazilian boots ball at opponent

MANCHESTER UNITED flop Antony brawled with Bournemouth star Alex Scott in farcical scenes during a friendly as both men were dismissed. Real Betis drew 2-2 with the Cherries on Saturday in an action packed four-goal thriller. Alex Scott and Antony were involved in a brawl during Real Betis’ clash with Bournemouth Credit: Getty Both men were sent off after clashing during the pre-season game Credit: Getty The referee struggled to pull the players apart as tensions boiled over Credit: Getty Marco Rose’s Bournemouth twice took the lead through Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson before being pegged back by Cucho Hernandez and Pablo Fornals. And there was even more drama in the closing stages of half time during the pre-season clash. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! Betis striker Nelson Deossa whacked a ball at Bafode Diakite at point blank range after the defender fouled him by the touchline. Deossa was given a yellow card but some Bournemouth players weren’t happy and rushed over to confront him. That triggered a brawl as former United star Antony got involved and started shoving a couple of Bournemouth players. Scott then raged at the winger and pushed him back before pointing a finger at him. Antony was fuming with the England Under-21 international and tried to engage before Scott walked away. Eventually tensions are eased as the referee told both sets of players to cool down. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Antony will be remembered for his ill-fated spell at Manchester United Credit: Getty But even though it was a friendly, Scott and Antony didn’t escape punishment after their behaviour. The official opted to dish out reds for both players as they were sent down the tunnel just before the half time whistle. Bournemouth were leading 1-0 at the time after Tavernier opened the scoring just minutes earlier. But with both teams playing with ten men in the second half, Hernandez drew level before Evanilson made it 2-1 moments later. Fornals then struck the equaliser with ten minutes to play as both sides ended the game with a draw. Antony will be remembered by United fans for his disappointing spell at Old Trafford after joining from Ajax for £85m in 2022. He only played 96 times for the club after falling out of favour with both Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim. He spent the 2024-25 season on loan at Betis and became a hit as he scored nine times in his first season. Those performances were enough for Betis to turn his move permanent and he joined in a £25m deal – before scoring 14 in all competitions last season. Comment now