The Brazil international, 23, returned to training on Saturday for the first time since being given a leave absence on September 10 following allegations of assault.
He remains under investigation after his former partner Gabriela Cavallin alleged he assaulted her on separate occasions between June 2022 and May this year. He denies all allegations against him.
He is back working with the first team following his return to the UK from Brazil earlier this week but did not feature against Crystal Palace on Saturday. He wasn’t considered for selection for the Premier League game but was pictured at Old Trafford and trained with team-mates at Carrington on Sunday.
It remains to be seen whether Antony is included when the club confirm their squad for the game later on Monday but he is under consideration by manager Erik ten Hag for a place.
“Antony will be in consideration,” he said. “Yesterday was his first time back in team training, then we make a decision.”
Antony has spoken to police both in Manchester as well as his home country but was permitted to leave Brazil.
Cavallin had alleged in an interview with Brazil news outlet UOL that she was first attacked by Antony on June 1, 2022 while she was pregnant when on holiday in Brazil.
She claimed he threatened to throw her from a moving car. Cavallin further alleged she was head-butted and punched by Antony in a Manchester hotel room on January 15, 2023, which resulted in a damaged breast implant. She claims she also sustained a finger injury during an incident on May 8 2023.
Antony, in an extended interview with Brazilian TV channel SBT, said that while their relationship was “turbulent,” he “never touched her” and described allegations that he had injured her as a “lie”.
Two further women — Rayssa de Freitas and Ingrid Lana — made further accusations in Brazilian media earlier this month, which Antony also denied.
United are continuing to monitor the situation and will keep it under review as long as police inquiries continue.
United announced on September 10 that Antony would not return “until further notice” as he attempted to clear his name. The club and player said the decision was a “mutual” one.
Antony said in a statement released alongside United’s: “I want to reiterate my innocence of the things I have been accused of, and I will fully cooperate with the police to help them reach the truth. I look forward to returning to play as soon as possible.”
United are bottom of Champions League Group A after falling to a 4-3 defeat away to Bayern Munich last month.
They return to Premier League action at home against Brentford on Saturday.
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