Marcus Rashford has been spotted arriving at Manchester United training ahead of his crunch talks with boss Erik ten Hag on Monday morning.
United manager ten Hag said he will ‘deal with’ Rashford after the forward 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 that it is now ‘an internal matter’ following allegations Rashford was in Thompsons Garage nightclub on Thursday night.
Now, for the first time since allegedly being spotted at the Belfast club, Rashford has been seen turning up at Carrington for his talks with ten Hag.
The United and England forward rolled up to training in his £180,000 Lamborghini Urus on Monday morning before his supposed meeting.
Rashford – who was wearing a white beanie hat and a black tracksuit top – also wore a blank expression on his face as he made his way into Carrington.
As well as the United forward, Rashford’s brother Dwaine Maynard was also seen arriving at the training ground ahead of the crunch talks.
United have acknowledged there is a ‘separate issue’ to address outside of Rashford reporting sick on Friday.
Maynard is registered as an agent and runs D N May Sports Management, however it is his other brother – 31-year-old Dane Rashford – who is understood to represent the Man United striker.
Back in November, Dane allegedly attacked his girlfriend after discovering messages from an unnamed Premier League star, according to The Sun.
He pled not guilty to the charges of battery. The charges were later dismissed, with the incident described as a ‘misunderstanding’.
The British vacationers were staying at the Kimpton Angler’s Hotel where staff spotted a woman walking through the lobby with a bloodied nose in the early hours of October 20.
When officers arrived outside room 335 they heard a ‘verbal altercation’ between a male and female, whom they identified as 31-year-old Rashford and Andrea Pocrnja, the mother of his 14-month-old child.
Over the weekend, Rashford was spotted for a second time in a Belfast nightclub before reporting himself ill and missing United training on Friday, according to a report.
The forward missed Friday’s sessions despite being seen in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, then called in sick just hours later.
Footage on social media seemed to show Rashford entering the the Thompsons Garage club night club on Wednesday night with sources close to the Manchester United star saying he was out for dinner.
Mail Sport understands that he was back in Manchester on Friday morning, but missed training that day after being taken ill.
According to The Athletic, however, footage has been seen of the England man in a club in the country’s capital a matter of hours before he was supposed to report to Carrington.
‘He reported ill. For the rest, it’s an internal matter. I deal with it,’ said Ten Hag, repeating the message several times before and after the match.
Asked if it is another example of the ‘no good culture’ he previously claimed to have inherited at United, the Dutchman added: ‘I don’t go in this case, I’ve talked before about it. I think we played a good game and now we move on.’
Rashford was also seen visiting the training ground of NIFL Premiership side Larne during his trip, where his former United teammate Roshaun Williams now plays.
The players were scheduled for a day off on Thursday, but Rashford reportedly wasn’t close to the United training complex the night before.
It is reported that he attended Lavery’s Bar on Wednesday and the Thompsons Garage club night club on Thursday.
