Gary Neville hands Rashford a warning about his future & tells him to calm down

Manchester United legend Gary Neville has issued a warning to Marcus Rashford after reports emerged of the forward's night out in Belfast ahead of the club's FA Cup clash with Newport County.

The England attacker was left out of the squad after Erik ten Hag revealed that he was too ill to play, before reports from The Sun claimed he was out until 3am on Friday morning in Belfast.

The player is then thought to have called in sick after an all-day drinking session, which is believed to have raised concerns from club staff that the player's lifestyle is impacting his playing career.

However despite impressive form last season that helped United end their trophy drought, he has since struggled this term after signing a new £315,000-a-week deal.

As such, Neville has warned that the player needs to be 'careful' that his antics do not become his 'personality', and that he needs to focus on his football.

'To me, going out for a drink or going out for a night out is something that every football player will do and should do so I've got no problem with that whatsoever. They need to enjoy themselves.

'It's just all about choices and timing. Manchester United have just had a winter break. They've had a couple of weeks off so there was a better moment for him to choose to go out. I would say, go out and have your moment where you relax with your friends, but your timing has to be right.

'Marcus himself knows - he's an experienced player now, we're not talking about a young lad - but he's done it a couple of times in the last few months.

'I've always seen Marcus as being really responsible, a good professional and someone who works hard every single day. I know he's going through a dip in form at this moment in time but it's happened twice