Marcus Rashford has been spotted arriving at Manchester United training ahead of his crucial talks with boss Erik ten Hag on Monday morning.
United manager Ten Hag said he will ‘deal with’ Rashford after the United striker missed Sunday’s FA Cup win at Newport County amid claims he was in a Belfast bar the night before training.
The official reason for Rashford’s absence from United’s 4-2 win at Rodney Parade was given as illness after Ten Hag said the player felt unwell on Friday morning.
But the United boss also confirmed it is now ‘an internal matter’ following allegations that Rashford was at Thompsons Garage nightclub on Thursday evening.
Now Rashford has appeared in Carrington for his talks with ten Hag for the first time since he was spotted at the Belfast club.
Marcus Rashford has been spotted arriving at Manchester United training ahead of his crucial talks with boss Erik ten Hag on Monday
Rashford – who wore a white cap and black tracksuit – missed United’s recent FA Cup win over Newport County on Sunday afternoon
Rashford was spotted entering Thompsons Garage nightclub in Belfast earlier this week
The Man United attacker was not present at training on Friday morning due to ‘illness’
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The United and England forward trained ahead of his supposed clash on Monday morning in his Lamborghini Urus – which costs around £180,000.
Rashford – who was wearing a white cap and black tracksuit – had a blank expression on his face as he entered Carrington.
As well as the United striker, Rashford’s brother and agent Dane was also spotted at Carrington ahead of the crunch talks.
In November, the United star’s brother allegedly attacked his girlfriend after discovering messages from an unnamed Premier League star. The sun.
Dane pleaded not guilty to the charges and is currently out on $1,500 bond following the Miami incident.
The British holidaymakers were staying at the Kimpton Angler’s Hotel, where staff saw a woman walking through the lobby with a bloody nose in the early hours of October 20.
When officers arrived outside room 335, they heard a “verbal altercation” between a man and a woman, whom they identified as 31-year-old Rashford and Andrea Pocrnja, the mother of his 14-month-old child.
Rashford’s brother and agent Dane was also seen arriving in Carrington ahead of the talks
Dane Rashford (left), Dwaine Maynard and Marcus Rashford are seen in an undated photo
According to a report, Rashford was spotted at a Belfast nightclub for a second time this weekend before calling in sick and missing United training.
The forward missed Friday’s sessions despite being seen in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, calling in sick just hours later.
Footage on social media appeared to show Rashford entering Thompsons Garage nightclub on Wednesday evening, while sources close to the Manchester United star said he was out for dinner.
Mail Sport understands he was back in Manchester on Friday morning but missed training that day after falling ill.
According to The AthleticsHowever, footage has been seen of the England man at a club in the country’s capital just hours before he was due to report to Carrington.
‘He called in sick. For the rest it is an internal matter. I’m going to work on it,” said Ten Hag, who repeated the message several times before and after the match.
The attacker was reportedly at a club on Thursday evening, hours before training took place
Erik ten Hag has said he will ‘deal with’ Manchester United’s latest off-field crisis
Asked if this was another example of the ‘not a good culture’ he previously claimed to have inherited at United, the Dutchman added: ‘In this case I’m not going, I’ve spoken about it before. I think we played a good game and now we move on.”
Rashford was also spotted during his trip at the training ground of NIFL Premiership side Larne, where his former United teammate Roshaun Williams now plays.
The players were scheduled to have a day off on Thursday, but Rashford was reportedly nowhere near United’s training complex the night before.
He reportedly visited Lavery’s Bar on Wednesday and Thompsons Garage nightclub on Thursday.
