04 February 2024 , 18:38
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Marcus Rashford was pictured advertising alcohol in the Manchester United programme - just a week after a late-night drinking session landed him in hot water.
The forward was absent for the FA Cup win over Newport County last Sunday with Erik ten Hag citing an "internal matter". Rashford was pictured in a Belfast nightclub and subsequently missed training the following day, claiming he was ill.
Ten Hag has since revealed he considers the matter closed after speaking with Rashford and his representatives. The England international has copped a huge fine, but that made his appearance in the programme all the more awkward. He posed alongside women's star Mary Earps to advertise Chivas Regal - the whisky brand .
The United boss said on the player's responsibilities: “The players at this level need to manage themselves. That is what you can demand from the player. The player has to know what is good and not good. When you want to play top football, it demands a certain way of life. Always.”
It is not the first time Rashford has found himself in his manager's bad books this season. He headed to a nightclub to celebrate his birthday earlier this season after losing 3-0 in the Manchester derby just hours earlier. Ten Hag claimed his actions were "unacceptable".
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Rashford, following a season in which he smashed the 30-goal mark for the first time, is struggling to hit those heights again in a United side that have underwhelmed. His body language on the pitch has been criticised with Rashford previously dipping in and out of form throughout his career.
The 26-year-old provided a positive response when he returned to the team against Wolves on Thursday night, scoring early on in the 4-3 win. He then failed to score as United saw off West Ham.
Marcus Rashford featured in an alcohol advert
The forward was dropped last week after a late night drinking sessionGary Neville confessed he was concerned about the conduct of the United forward. He told the Stick to Football podcast: “I’m a little bit worried [about Marcus Rashford ]. I think when someone who's been as peaceful and quiet for the last seven or eight years – almost in some ways perfect for 10 years in terms of his behaviour – and then the last four months, there’s a couple of things that’s happened.
"I always think, ‘Is he alright?’ ‘What’s going on him with him?’ He’s either struggling or he’s thought, ‘I don’t give a f**k’. It’s one of those two things and I don’t think it’s that [the latter], but he’s getting a lot of attention.”