Marcus Rashford left out of Manchester United squad after report of nights out in Belfast

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford. Photo: PA

Marcus Rashford at Larne FC. Credit: Gerry Flynn

Marcus Rashford has not been included in Manchester United’s squad for their FA Cup fourth-round clash at Newport County today.

United said that Rashford was not available through illness and that he has remained at their Carrington training facilities to continue his recovery.

It follows a report by The Athletic saying that the United forward went out in Belfast the night before reporting himself as too ill to attend training on Friday.

United were informed that Rashford was out in the Northern Ireland capital on Wednesday night but The Athletic reported seeing confirmation that the player also attended a nightclub the following evening, hours before being scheduled to report for a club training session.

Rashford reportedly attended Thompsons Garage nightclub in the city on Thursday night, returning to Manchester on a private flight the following morning.

On Friday, Erik ten Hag said the England international was unable to train ahead of today’s FA Cup fourth round trip to Newport County due to illness.

Video footage of the 26-year-old’s night out in Belfast subsequently emerged, with United claiming that the images were from Wednesday night — before a scheduled day off for the first team squad.

Rashford was also pictured in another Belfast nightspot — Lavery’s Bar — on Wednesday.

However, multiple sources have since confirmed to The Athletic that Rashford spent two nights celebrating in Belfast, attending Thompsons on Thursday.

Both Manchester United and Rashford’s camp declined to comment when approached by The Athletic.

On Friday Ten Hag said: “This morning, Rashford was ill and (Jonny) Evans was ill so we have to see how