Staff Reporter.
Manchester United say forward Marcus Rashford “has taken responsibility for his actions” after reports he was seen in nightspots in Northern Ireland on Wednesday and Thursday evening.
The England international missed training at United on Friday after reporting ill and did not feature in Sunday’s 4-2 FA Cup win over Newport.
A United statement read: “This has been dealt with as an internal disciplinary matter, which is now closed.”
Rashford is back in training.
The 26-year-old will be available for selection for United’s Premier League trip to Wolves on Thursday.
“He reported ill. The rest is an internal matter and I will deal with that,” said boss Erik ten Hag after Sunday’s win in Wales.
Rashford trained at Carrington that day.
Ten Hag, football director John Murtough and interim chief executive Patrick Stewart dealt with the issue. Rashford was at United’s training ground on Monday with brother Dwaine, who is part of his representative team.
This is not the first time Rashford has been in trouble with the club this season.
He was dropped from the starting line-up for their Carabao Cup fourth-round defeat by Newcastle in November as a disciplinary measure.
On that occasion, Ten Hag was unhappy at him being seen out celebrating his birthday in one of Manchester’s most exclusive nightspots just hours after being involved in an abject 3-0 defeat by Manchester City.
Rashford was also put on the substitutes bench for United’s Premier League game at Wolves last season after oversleeping and being late for a team meeting. He subsequently scored the winner after his introduction from the bench.
The frontman has only scored four goals for United this season after hitting a career-best 30 last season.
The news that the matter is now closed comes after Rashford was warned that he needs to take responsibility by United legend Rio Ferdinand. The former defender demanded the Englishman step up into the leadership role he now occupies in the squad.
“The way the manager responded to the question makes me think he’s not happy with what’s happened. There’s something wrong. The club’s all over the place, players in his position have been hammered by the club,” Ferdinand told the Vibe with Five podcast.
“One’s gone out on loan to Dortmund now, one’s not at the club anymore. There’s a lot of noise around the club, you’re one of the experienced players, keep that noise down. That’s your duty.
“Like it or not, you’re one of the leaders now. I think you have to be aware enough that when you’re not doing well as a club, as a team, and you’re not hitting the standards personally, you’ve got to be aware man.