The 22-year-old was mainly unsuccessful once more for his new team and was taken off during the second half for another player.
On his FIVE program, Ferdinand criticized the Brazilian, saying that he isn't displaying the same level of play that led United to invest £86 million on him when he was playing for Ajax.
‘He just doesn’t beat anyone and I’m sitting there thinking, “Was that always the way?”' Ferdinand said.
‘I’ve seen clips of him when he was at Ajax and he was somebody who used to beat people.
‘I saw Thomas Partey, who I wouldn’t put down as a sprinter, absolutely burst past him, and I’m thinking, “Woah, he (Antony) hasn’t got much power in them legs!”
‘He’s a tricky winger, but with tricky wingers you want them to still be able to beat the defender.'
Ferdinand continued by claiming that United's Luke Shaw was 'frightened' of Bukayo Saka at the Emirates.
With his impressive dribbling and direct running on the day, Saka gave his England teammate a difficult time. Saka scored Arsenal's second victory to give his side the lead at the Emirates.
Saka may have had Shaw's "number" on that particular day, according to the former United defender, who named the winger his young player of the year thus far.
‘I think Saka, my young player of the year, had Shaw scared', he said. 'That’s the first time I’ve seen Shaw look like, “Oh, this guy has got my number".
‘He gave him far too much space a lot of the time, allowed him to run and get into the box before engaging with him because he didn’t want to get beat.
'He thought if he tried to face him up he’d just shift it round him. But Shaw’s been magnificent for United up to this point.’
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