MANCHESTER United staff were concerned about Marcus Rashford’s “party lifestyle” back in the fall of 2021, according to insiders.
Concerns have been raised about the star enjoying binges and throwing raucous house parties with friends.
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Wayne Rooney has decided to make contact with Marcus Rashford over concerns about his ‘party lifestyle’Credit: Getty
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Old Trafford bosses have been left concerned by worrying allegations surrounding Rashford’s conductCredit: Getty
Wayne Rooney, who himself had troubled moments in his career, decided to get in touch with his former teammate.
The Sun understands that Reds legends David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand have also been in touch.
Their interventions came after Old Trafford chiefs became concerned following a series of worrying allegations about England international Rashford’s behaviour.
And The Sun told how Rashford went on a 12-hour training session in Belfast last week, then called in sick for training on Friday.
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He was sent off for Sunday’s 4-2 FA Cup win against Newport and will be fined two weeks on his £325,000-a-week wages.
He expressed remorse for his actions during a tense meeting with manager Erik ten Hague and United’s director of football John Murtough on Monday.
The club said the matter is now closed and he will be considered for selection for tomorrow’s game against Wolves.
But the earlier alarms involved Rashford’s relationship with fans – typically tight given his status as an academy graduate.
They suffered when he clashed with a fan at Old Trafford who criticized his performance against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
He allegedly confronted the female fan saying: “Who do you think you are stupid, come behind my back and say it to my face”. He later denied it.
Rooney, who like Rashford burst into the limelight as a teenager, was more than happy to help.
A source said: “The club were alerted to some issues that were worrying them. People around Marcus believed one solution might be to ask Wayne if he would be good enough to contact Marcus directly and offer his support.
“Wayne was only too happy to help. Marcus has always looked up to Wayne – he’s one of his idols – so he was very happy to hear it.”
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Reds legends David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand have also been in contact with RashfordCredit: Getty
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Marcus Rashford and childhood sweetheart Lucia Loi’s turbulent relationship has fallen apart Credit: Getty
Rooney, who was retired and manager of Derby County at the time, contacted Rashford on the phone.
He gave him words of encouragement and made it clear that he was available if Rashford ever needed his advice.
In an interview with Gary Neville in 2023, Rashford said how grateful he was for Rooney’s support.
He said: “I always think about how I can help other players like some players have helped me.
“I feel that I am in the right position and things to sincerely help them at the beginning of their career. I’m trying to point them in the right direction the same way people love Wazza [Rooney]Carrars [Michael Carrick]Yuan [Juan Mata] everything pointed me in the right direction.”
But despite the support offered to Rashford, some are still concerned that his love of nightlife is having a negative impact on his performance on the pitch.
The 26-year-old was spotted entering casinos, including Manchester’s 235 Casino and Genting in the city’s Chinatown district.
Rashford is believed to have started playing poker at home with some of his United team-mates and is said to have then started visiting casinos to play in private VIP rooms, drinking beer.
Customers in one casino gathered around the door to try to catch a glimpse of him. A source said: “Marcus loves to play poker and has done so for years. He might have had a few bottles of beer – nothing crazy, but he wasn’t used to it so it wasn’t great.
“When Marcus was challenged about it, he would always shoot back and say it wasn’t a problem.”
Another source said: “Marcus loves the nightlife, but it’s worrying that he’s getting too much into it. His house was a party house.”
He became even more upset when his turbulent relationship with childhood sweetheart Lucia Loi (25) broke up.
The pair met when they were pupils at Ashton-on-Mersey School while Rashford was on scholarship at United.
A source said: “Lucia is great for Marcus because she’s a normal girl and she knew him before all the money, cars and jewellery.
“When you strip away his personality, he’s not the most confident around women and has the same insecurities that most people do.”
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Marcus, right, with brothers Dane Rashford, left, and Dwaine Maynard, center Credit: Instagram
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Rashford is so close to brothers Dwaine and Dane that they all live in villas on the same road with mum MelanieCredit: PA
Another issue that has weighed heavily on Rashford lately is the support of his extended family.
He is so close to his brothers Dwaine and Dane that they all live in mansions on the same road together with their mother Melanie.
But those relationships were put to the test after Dane’s arrest on suspicion of assault in October while on holiday in Miami with his partner.
The police case was dropped, but the fallout led to Dwaine putting his home up for sale and caused friction within the family.
A source said: “Marcus loves his whole family very much, but it’s draining him.”
Rashford has also bought properties for extended family members, but this has increased his stress levels as some have expected him to provide more.
The source added: “Marcus is really struggling. Anyone who cares about him should step up and start helping him, instead of expecting it to be the other way around.
“He may be a rich footballer, but he is a young man who has gone astray. The sooner he finds it, the better.”
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