Marcus Rashford ‘went on a 12-hour tequila bender in Belfast’ as he was spotted in nightclub last week… then ‘fell into bed fully clothed at 3am before calling in sick’ to Man United training
Marcus Rashford reportedly completed a 12-hour training session in Belfast before calling in sick to Manchester United training last week.
The 26-year-old missed training on Friday after spending two days in Northern Ireland and was left out of the squad for United’s 4-2 FA Cup win against Newport County on Sunday. Mailsport announced on Monday evening that Rashford’s United teammates are angry with him for breaching discipline.
Now new details about his time in Belfast have emerged, as waitress Sarah Adair, 30, says The sun Rashford had been drinking ‘all day’ and she had to put him to bed after he arrived in town and visited Larne FC, for whom his friend Ro-Shaun Williams had just signed.
Describing the end of the night after leaving a nightclub with Rashford shortly after 2am and returning to his hotel at 3am, Adair claimed the footballer was ‘so drunk’ he ‘passed out’ while fully clothed after he had invited her to join him for drinks. him and his friends.
The footballer, who was pictured dining with his high school sweetheart fiancée Lucia Loi in November, months after they split, was also reportedly seen arguing with a French woman after being accused of kissing another woman.
Marcus Rashford visited Larne FC before taking a 12-hour bow in Belfast
He posed for photos with some young players ahead of his boozy night out
Rashford was photographed in a restaurant at 4.22pm on Thursday as he began his drinking session
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Adair said: ‘He was so drunk at the time that he picked up his own bag and dropped it and all the money fell out. They were all £20 notes and big wads of them. I estimate there was between $8,000 and $10,000 in cash inside.
“Then he falls back against the wall and I have to scoop him up a bit and put him on the bed.” He was fully dressed and I think he just fainted. He didn’t even get under the covers.’
Adair previously explained how Rashford invited her to join him and his friends on their night out, telling her he had also been drinking the night before.
After she agreed to join him, Rashford asked Adair if she knew of any nightclubs that would stay open past 3 a.m. if he paid them enough money, which pointed out to her that he wasn’t busy the next day .
‘That made it clear to me that he had already decided that he would not train on Friday. He had no intention of going home that night,” she said.
Adair said she finished her shift at 5pm and returned to the city center to meet Rashford two hours later, but had to wait until 9.40pm for a Mercedes van to pick her up.
At this point she says she was asked to hand over her phone and wasn’t allowed to tell anyone other than her mother who she was dating.
Rashford was seen entering a nightclub late at night and reportedly asked if there were any clubs that would stay open past 3am if he paid them enough money.
Rashford went to this nightclub after midnight, after spending the afternoon drinking with his entourage and waitress, Sarah Adair
She said she was taken in a taxi to Villa Italia restaurant to meet Rashford and his entourage, where the United star had booked the top floor and brought his own Bluetooth speaker to listen to his favorite rap music.
Adair stated that Rashford drank tequila with his friends and was “clearly on a mission to get drunk.”
Rashford was reportedly reminded by a friend that he had training the next day, but the England international was adamant he wanted to stay out, and they headed to Thompson’s nightclub before heading to a private area The Attic for more drinks.
Here Rashford is said to have had an argument with a French girl after being accused of kissing another woman.
The group left shortly afterwards and Adair slept in another room in the hotel after putting Rashford to bed.
Rashford was reminded by a friend that he had training the next day but wanted to stay out
She woke up at 9.30am on Friday to find that Rashford had left four and a half hours earlier.
He landed back in Manchester at 8am but did not train that day after calling in sick.
After leaving Rashford out of his squad on Sunday, Erik ten Hag promised to deal with the ‘internal matter’.
United released a statement on Monday evening confirming that Rashford had taken responsibility for his actions and that they now consider the matter resolved.