Ten Hag: Rashford night out after derby loss ‘unacceptable’

Erik ten Hag has branded Marcus Rashford’s resolution to go to a nightclub after Manchester United’s defeat to Manchester City as “unacceptable” and revealed the ahead has apologised.

Rashford was noticed at Chinawhite membership in Manchester on Sunday night hours after the 3-0 derby defeat.

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A supply near Rashford, who turned 26 on Tuesday, mentioned he attended “an intimate, pre-planned celebration in honour of his birthday at a private area of a Chinawhite organised by his friends.”

Ten Hag hinted the England worldwide, who was named on the bench for the 3-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle on Wednesday, has been disciplined and mentioned he can be obtainable for the journey to Fulham on Saturday.

“I am aware of it [the party] and I spoke with him about it,” Ten Hag advised a information convention on Friday.

“It’s unacceptable. I told him, he apologised and that is it. For us it’s an internal matter.”

Rashford scored 30 objectives in all competitions final season and signed a brand new £315k-a-week contract over the summer season. But he is struggled for kind thus far this season, scoring simply as soon as in 14 appearances.

“He’s very motivated to put things right,” Ten Hag mentioned.

“I know how much effort he is putting in. He’s totally with us. I see him every day in training, what he’s doing, I know. So he makes one mistake but also, off the pitch, what he is doing, how he lives, and I’m sure he is doing everything right to help the team and to perform and to let us win.”

United head to Fulham seeking to bounce again from consecutive 3-0 house defeats to Manchester City and Newcastle. Ten Hag’s staff are eighth within the Premier League desk after shedding 5 of their 10 video games, however the Dutchman insists they’ll come via their poor run.

“I’m convinced, sometimes you have difficult periods but when you stick together — and we are together — then you come through those difficult periods,” he mentioned.