The Brazilian helped redeem himself with a superb goal in the 4-1 win over Real Betis while Bruno Fernandes also did himself proud.
This was a night to heal the wounds of Anfield and two of the biggest scapegoats from the 7-0 mauling on Merseyside came out swinging against Real Betis.
Antony was electrifying down the right wing and scored a brilliant goal which put United in command again after they had gifted Betis a way back into the game, when Ayoze Perez's controversial goal cancelled out Marcus Rashford's opening strike.
Bruno Fernandes, meanwhile, showed he can indeed be an inspiring captain as well as a talismanic presence in midfield.
The Portuguese topped his performance off with a goal before Wout Weghorst made amends for a series of misses by scoring the fourth goal.
However, David de Gea looked very uncomfortable on the ball and the visiting Spanish fans soured the evening by throwing objects at United supporters.
GOAL breaks down the winners & losers from Old Trafford.
Getty ImagesWINNER: Antony
The Brazilian gave Betis' defence a torrid time with some brilliant runs down either wing.
He also worked really hard to win the ball back and make sure he won every 50/50 he went for.
And when he needed a finish to pull United back into the game, boy did he provide one, curling the ball into the far top corner.
The forward is sometimes dismissed as a one-trick pony, but what a trick it is.
He could have scored again in the second half after another incisive run down the right.
AdvertisementGettyLOSER: Claudio Bravo
The former Manchester City goalkeeper had a torrid time in England and his bad luck on these isles continued with a feeble display.
He was clumsy coming out of his area and allowed Fernandes' header to go through his hand.
Getty ImagesWINNER: Bruno Fernandes
Forget the goal or even the assist to Antony, Fernandes' finest moment was a gutsy sliding tackle in the first half to halt a Betis counter.
That got the fans quickly back on his side, the Stretford End bellowing out "Bruno, Bruno".
Fernandes needed to respond more than anyone else after his credentials as captain had been called into question at Anfield.
He did himself proud with an inspirational performance, knitting together United's attacks with pin-point passing and playing with bags of energy.
GettyLOSER: David de Gea
United's goalkeeper had very few saves to make which meant the other side of his game came under extra scrutiny.
His kicking was very scrappy and he almost gifted Betis a second goal right before half-time with a careless pass which landed straight at Juanmi.