Inside Rashford’s 12-hour bender: downing tequila & calling in sick to Man Utd

MARCUS Rashford went on a 12-hour tequila bender before passing out at 3am, then called in sick hours later.

The Manchester United striker, 26, was axed for last Sunday's FA Cup tie at Newport County after missing training following two days of boozing in Belfast.

A waitress who joined the Manchester United ace on his booze bender told last night how he was “on a mission to get drunk”.

She said the sloshed striker downed tequila shots and cocktails before collapsing on a hotel bed fully clothed just before 3am.

Rashford had spent two days partying on a visit to Belfast to see a pal, and got a 7am private jet back to Manchester on Friday.

But he then rang in sick for training and was later fined £650,000 — two weeks' wages — and dropped from the FA Cup tie at Newport County last Sunday.

He was pictured yesterday morning arriving at training ahead of showdown talks with United bosses.

Belfast waitress Sarah Adair, 30, told last night how she had served the footballer lunch before he invited her to party with him.

She claimed they then had a “weird” night out which ended with her having to put him to bed after he drunkenly dropped huge wads of cash on the floor.

Sarah said: “I'm not surprised he missed training the next day given how late he got to bed and how much he'd had to drink. He must've known he wasn't going to be in any fit state to play football.”

The mum of one was working on Thursday afternoon when a two-man security team came in and asked for a discreet table for a “high-profile” VIP party.

At first Sarah thought it could be a famous actor such as James Nesbitt or Jamie Dornan because the city is a hotbed for filming.

When Rashford walked in, she did not recognise him and only realised he was a footballer when her