Rashford missed training on Friday ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup game and was then left out of their FA Cup match-day panel on Sunday.
Video footage of Marcus Rashford on a night out in Belfast emerged in recent days before the forward missed Friday’s training session due to illness.
Footage of Rashford entering Thompsons Garage club in Belfast on Wednesday night had gone viral. Sources close to the Rashford, via the Daily Mail, say that the forward was out for dinner before taking ill and had to postpone his flight.
During his press conference on Friday, Ten Hag said: “This morning, Rashford was ill, and Evans was ill. So we have to see how they recover, but we have, for the rest, players returning, like Martinez, like Shaw, like Maguire, like Casemiro, which is a good thing.”
Rashford was left out of the match-day squad for United’s clash with Newport on Sunday, with Ten Hag describing the issue as an ‘internal matter.’
“I will deal with it,” he said.
As part of his trip to Northern Ireland, Rashford also visited NIFL Premiership side Larne, where his former Manchester United teammate Roshaun Williams now plays.
We were delighted to welcome current Manchester United and England star @MarcusRashford to the Larne Academy of Sport today 👋🔴
Marcus is pictured below with a number of our student athletes at the club 📸#WeAreLarne #ForTheTown pic.twitter.com/EHLoyl7Phs
— Larne Football Club (@larnefc) January 25, 2024
His recent night out comes after he was warned by his boss for a similar incident after United’s 3-0 defeat to rivals Manchester City.
After the game, several United players headed to Manchester’s popular night out destination Chinawhite to celebrate his 26th birthday.
“I spoke with him about it,” said Ten Hag in that instance.
“It’s unacceptable. He apologised and that is it. For us it’s an internal matter. He’s very motivated to put things right. He’s totally with us.
“He has made a mistake but that doesn’t say he’s not fitting in. I see him every day in training, what he’s doing, I know.”
United face Newport County in the FA Cup Fourth Round on Sunday in what will be their first game in almost two weeks after having the most recent round of Premier League fixtures off due to the winter break.
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