Man United under more pressure as Countdown’s Rachel Riley slams their handling of £85m Antony’s domestic abuse investigation after the Mason Greenwood case – and female fans say club are ‘incapable of being objective’

When he went to play for Brazil at the World Cup in Qatar last December, she tried to end the relationship for good but was unable to do so.

Cavallin accused Antony of putting her in a car while she was pregnant and threatening to push her out of the vehicle at high speed when they were on holiday in Brazil in June 2022.

A later attack allegedly took place in May 2023, which left Cavallin with a cut finger after she claims to have defended herself amid threats from Antony with a glass.

Cavallin has filed a complaint against Antony to Greater Manchester Police having originally alleged four incidents of domestic violence, bodily injury and threat to authorities in Sao Paulo in June.

She went into further detail with Brazilian website UOL on Monday, revealing WhatsApp screenshots and pictures of her injuries.

‘Antony locked the door of the house and wouldn’t let me go out, and I had my finger open, all hurt,’ Cavallin said, as per UOL Esporte.

‘He broke my things, took my passport. His mother and stepfather even trapped him inside the football court, he had a football court inside his living room, surrounded by a fence.

‘He was upset, trying to get out of the court in any way, throwing a football at me, throwing a cell phone at me. He said he was going to kill me, that he was going to kill himself.’

The player responded last summer after allegations first arose with a statement, which read: ‘I can say with confidence that the accusations are false,’ he wrote on social media.

‘My relationship with Ms Gabriela was tumultuous, with verbal offences from both sides, but I never practised any physical aggression. I trust the ongoing police investigations will reveal the truth about my innocence.’

Manchester United have so far declined to comment on the allegations against Antony.