‘They couldn’t believe that he would do that’ – Marcus Rashford feels backlash from Man United teammates

The latest blip did not go down well with management, or many of the players.

Marcus Rashford has reportedly been disciplined by Manchester United, but is expected to be available for selection for the club's next game, against Wolves, on Thursday. The England international was pictured out in Belfast on two nights, last week, and reported as ill for a training session on Friday. He told the club he was ill on Saturday, too, so missed out on United's 4-2 FA Cup win over Newport County. Following the game, Erik ten Hag insisted the matter was an internal one for the club to deal with:

Marcus Rashford feels ire from United teammates

Following talks between Marcus Rashford, his representatives and Manchester United, the club released a short statement on the matter:

'Marcus has taken responsibility for his actions. This has been dealt with as an internal disciplinary matter, which is now closed.'

The Daily Mail has run a piece quoting a club source about several senior players at United being thoroughly riled by Rashford's behaviour. The striker was dropped for a game, last season, after arriving late for a team meeting. The source commented:

'The players were told he was too ill to train, and then it came out that he'd been in the nightclub. They couldn't believe that he would do that given the situation the club is in.'

Erik ten Hag has the power to fine players a maximum of two weeks' wages if they have transgressed and broken any club rules, or codes. For Rashford, that would be £630,000 although the same source could not confirm if such a sanction had been handed down. United have confirmed that Rashford has returned to training and is contention for Thursday's trip to face Wolves at Molineux. He was dropped from the starting XI for that game, last season, but came off the bench to score a goal. He scored 30 goals for club and country, last season, but has found the net just four times in the current campaign. *Join SportsJOE’s WhatsApp community for first access to news, sports updates, and quizzes. Click on this link to receive news and the latest sports headlines directly to your phone.  You can leave the group at any time. Read more:

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