Manchester United winger Antony missed the club\u2019s 3-0 Premier League win over Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday because of an injury.<\/strong><\/p>\n Antony joined United\u2019s injury ranks ahead of the trip to Merseyside with what the\u00a0Manchester Evening News<\/em>\u00a0summarised as a \u201cknock\u201d. The Brazilian wasn\u2019t considered fit enough to play and therefore didn\u2019t even take up a place on the bench.<\/p>\n He joins Casemiro, Rasmus Hojlund, Christian Eriksen, Lisandro Martinez and others out of action, although the assessment doesn\u2019t appear to be a serious one.<\/p>\n Having started\u00a0United\u2019s first four Premier League games of the season, albeit without a goal or assist to his name, and a near automatic starter when fit during his debut campaign, Antony has struggled to reclaim a regular place since being reintegrated into the squad following a period of leave.<\/p>\n The former Ajax star was given permission to spend several weeks back home in Brazil during and after the September international break when he was accused of assault by multiple women. Antony has\u00a0strongly denied the allegations\u00a0but the matter is ongoing.<\/p>\n Antony doesn\u2019t have a goal or assist to his name in 2023\/24 \/ Stu Forster\/GettyImages<\/p>\n United boss Erik ten Hag\u00a0publicly backed Antony earlier this month\u00a0to rediscover his form.<\/p>\n \u201cThat is also team, first, and the team is not playing well when we don\u2019t bring him the balls and I am also responsible for that,\u201d the United boss said at a press conference prior to beating Fulham.<\/p>\n \u201cBut obviously, there was also a lot of noise and that dropped his levels. He can do better but all the players can do better.\u00a0Antony\u00a0is also a fighter, he has the confidence, he is brave and I am confident he will bring the performance, that he is the right player for us.\u201d<\/p>\n Last season, Antony showed flashes of quality that had\u00a0made the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea all take an interest in him, notably finding the net in each of his first three Premier League appearances and scoring the goal that saw United knock Barcelona out of the Europa League. But he was too inconsistent, while injuries also contributed to his campaign tailing off.<\/p>\n
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