Antony has been carried out of Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Chelsea with a serious-looking injury. The Brazil international was visibly distressed after a tackle from Trevoh Chalobah. And he’s now a big risk for next month’s FA Cup final clash with Manchester City.
Manchester United took a 1-0 lead against Chelsea through Casemiro, with the Brazil international netting against the Blues for the second time this season.
However, moments later, the Red Devils suffered a substantial blow.
Antony was tackled by Chalobah and was distressed on the field, shouting and waving for the medics to come on before being carried off on a stretcher.
After a delay, the Samba star was eventually withdrawn from the action with Marcus Rashford taking his place.
United now face an anxious wait to see if Antony can be available for their FA Cup clash with Manchester City, which is due to take place on June 3.
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Michael Brown, commentating for BBC Sport, reacted to Antony’s injury by saying: “It's a huge setback.
“He's on a stretcher, the strap comes round the leg which shows you they want to keep control of a certain injury and that's very worrying.
“It's just a late tackle that comes across and he reacted very quickly to say he'd been caught.”
And former Red Devils star Gary Neville, speaking on Sky Sports, weighed in with: "It’s the reaction of a player that’s going to spend some time out of the game."
Antony has scored eight goals for United since moving from Ajax back in the summer.