The defending champions beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 to move to fourth place in the Premier League.
The Turkey defender was allowed to spend time with his family, his club Aston Villa said.
It was United fifth draw in nine games and leaves them in fourth place in the Premiership.
Aston Villa will try to become the first side to score against Chelsea this season when they visit the champions on Saturday.
Mark Roberts, the national lead for football policing, told Sky he was concerned about some of the comments he had heard regarding the conditions for restarting the league, which was suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Striker Georgios Samaras scored his fourth goal in eight games for his new club to give them a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa.
Chelsea's hopes of catching leaders Arsenal suffered a setback after a 3-2 defeat at Aston Villa in the premier league.
Michael Owen's first-half double helped Liverpool crush Blackburn Rovers 4-0 and reclaim fourth place in the English premier league.
Newcastle's worries deepened as they now remain at 19th in the table.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has no intention of not honouring his contract and would like to extend it to the 2010 World Cup, his agent said on Sunday.
The Arsenal defender will be sidelined for two weeks after sustaining an ankle injury.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
Manchester beat Aston Villa 2-0 to slash Chelsea's Premier League lead to six points.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.
The Premier League has said its clubs will consult with their players over a proposed 30% reduction in wages and the suspended season would only resume when it was "safe and appropriate". While there has been speculation about a reduced season or even abandoning this campaign, the league said it remained their aim to complete all remaining domestic league and cup matches.
The Turkey defender said his Aston Villa contract would not have been cancelled if his recent spat with England captain David Beckham had been with any other player.\n\n\n\n
The champions beat Aston Villa 2-1 while Manchester United went down 1-2 at home to Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League.
Champions League holders Liverpool beat Sunderland 1-0 as Xabi Alonso scored through a free kick.
Villa are sixth, five points behind the leading pair after four matches but have won both home games.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
RMC sport and sports daily L'Equipe said he had died aged 73 after having a heart operation in Paris.
Chelsea begin their Premier League title defence against Swansea City on Saturday in the unusual position of heading into a new season having been significantly outspent by their rivals.
Police said they had interviewed Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer after their on-pitch brawl during an English Premiership game earlier this month.
Liverpool moved into the top five of the English Premier League with a 2-1 victory at relegation-threatened Norwich City.
The English Premier League champions won 1-0 at Newcastle United through a superbly struck volley by skipper Patrick Vieira.
Arsenal will begin their quest to become the first club since 1886 to win the English FA Cup three years in succession.
