Given that Antony had arguably been Manchester United's best player in April, it came as somewhat of a surprise to see the Brazilian drop out of the starting line-up for the game with Aston Villa at the weekend.
The winger delivered one of his strongest performances of the campaign in United's 2-0 win away at Nottingham Forest last month, with the 23-year-old scoring and grabbing an assist. It was also just the seventh time he had played the full 90 minutes in a Premier League match since signing from Ajax.
Despite not getting on the scoresheet in any other matches, Antony had certainly been one of Erik ten Hag's best players in the calendar month and was starting to show signs that - even if he wasn't scoring - he was capable of having a real influence when his team really needed it.
