After two nights out in Belfast, Marcus Rashford missed training, which has put him under fire once more at Manchester United.
The England international has struggled to hit his best this season with the team also struggling with poor form.
The Man United star, who had been seen in Thompson Garage a few hours before, is said to have told manager Erik ten Hag on Friday that he was too sick.
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Ten Hag is dealing with yet another set of problems in the lead-up to Sunday's probable FA Cup fourth-round banana peel at League Two's Newport nightclub.
Rashford party incident
In the evening before his scheduled day off, Rashford was seen in Lavery's Bar after working out on Wednesday.
According to reports from the Sun, Rashford travelled to Northern Ireland to visit his friend and former academy teammate Ro-Shaun Williams, who recently signed a contract with Larne FC.
The striker was then spotted in Thompsons on Thursday before taking a private plane home early the next day.
However, Ten Hag disclosed that "Rashford was ill" and unable to train at his pre-game news conference on Friday.
Given that the players had only recently returned from a week off, Ten Hag, the team's disciplinarian, is likely to be incensed by the forward's partying.
Ten Hag has already warned Rashford about going out partying this season and he’s likely going to face disciplinary actions for his act.