SUMMARY
- Marcus Rashford didn't have the best of starts to the 2023-2024 Premier League season with Manchester United.
- Marcus Rashford recently missed the club's training season ahead of the team's upcoming FA Cup clash.
Manchester United’s star forward Marcus Rashford didn’t have the best of starts to the 2023-2024 Premier League season with the Red Devils. The England international has slowly begun to re-discover his lost form. He is a very important player in United’s pursuit of finishing in the top four in this Premier League season.
The 26-year-old forward recently missed Manchester United’s training season ahead of the team’s upcoming FA Cup clash. As per a report by ‘mufcmpb’ on ‘X’, the club’s hierarchy was informed about the player being out in Belfast, Ireland, on January 24, 2024.
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Manchester United were informed that Marcus Rashford was out in Belfast on Wednesday night but The Athletic has seen confirmation that the player also attended a nightclub on Thursday night, hours before being scheduled to report for a club training session. #MUFC… pic.twitter.com/ZzOqGRfB5D
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However, it has been reported that the English media outlet ‘The Athletic’ has confirmations regarding the Manchester United forward being present at a nightclub on the very next day, January 25. As it is termed, it was just hours before a team training session, which he was supposed to be attending.
Marcus Rashford to face disciplinary action for missing the training session
The report regarding the player being present at a nightclub and missing the team’s training has caught fire among the English media. As per the reports, Marcus Rashford could be facing disciplinary action from the club’s side. As one can expect, this could be for breaking the player’s behavioral ethics and not prioritizing his responsibility as a player.
United’s manager, Erik ten Hag, is very strict regarding the professionalism shown by his players. Everyone in the soccer hierarchy knows what happened to Jadon Sancho when the player failed to meet Erik’s standards. However, the club is still not making any official announcements regarding the matter.
Erik ten Hag on the reason behind Marcus Rashford missing Manchester United’s team training
Erik ten Hag was asked about the availability of his players for the upcoming FA Cup match. The 53-year-old said, “This morning, Rashford was ill, and Evans (United’s defender) was ill. So we have to see how they recover”. He further added upon the players returning to the first team.
It was also earlier reported that Premier League player Rashford missed his club’s training season due to being ill, and clearly the manager kind of termed the same. However, just after Erik ten Hag’s statement, the pictures of Marcus Rashford from the nightclub surfaced online.
When Manchester United’s boss was asked about the matter, he stated, “I Spoke with him about it. It’s unacceptable. He apologized, and that is it”. He further opined that the issue is an “internal” one for the club. However, reports suggest that Rashford might not get away with his actions just by apologizing.