Rob Dawson, Correspondent
Marcus Rashford is dealing with the wrath of Erik ten Hag after the Manchester United supervisor stated he'll "deal with" the England ahead amid confusion concerning the timing of evening out in Belfast final week.
Rashford was absent from the United squad for the 4-2 win over Newport County within the FA Cup on Sunday.
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The 26-year-old reported himself sick on Friday and couldn't practice with the group that day or Saturday.
Regardless of not being properly sufficient to make the journey to Newport, he was capable of practice at Carrington on Sunday.
United have been made conscious of a visit to a nightclub in Belfast that Rashford made on Wednesday, forward of a scheduled time off on Thursday.
Nonetheless, subsequent media reviews have stated he was additionally out on Thursday evening, hours earlier than he was as a result of report back to coaching in Manchester.
Forward of the sport in opposition to Newport, Ten Hag refused to reply a query about whether or not Rashford had been dropped for the fixture as punishment and afterwards stated solely that the incident is being handled as "an internal matter."
"He reported ill," Ten Hag stated. "For the rest it's an internal matter. I deal with it. As I said, it's an internal matter."
It's not the primary time Ten Hag has been annoyed with Rashford's behaviour, saying in November that the striker's resolution to carry a birthday celebration in Manchester following the 3-0 defeat to Manchester Metropolis was "unacceptable"
Rashford was additionally dropped for a sport at Wolves final season after turning up late for a group assembly.
He scored 30 objectives final season and was rewarded with a brand new long-term contract in the summertime however he has struggled for kind this season, scoring 4 instances in 26 appearances.
After a very poor efficiency within the 1-0 defeat to Newcastle in December, Rashford was dropped to the bench by Ten Hag for the subsequent two video games in opposition to Chelsea and Bournemouth.
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