Inside Marcus Rashford’s 12-hour Belfast bender before calling in sick to Manchester United

Downing tequila, falling into bed fully clothed then calling in sick to Man Utd… inside Marcus Rashford’s 12-hour bender 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. Read more