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Marcus Rashford enjoyed a night out with his Manchester United team-mates as they prepared for their FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool.
United host the Reds at Old Trafford on Sunday, with the cup being their only chance of winning a trophy this season. Boss Erik ten Hag has been dogged by a number of issues in what has been a disappointing campaign.
One of the major flashpoints came ahead of of the fourth round win over Newport County at the end of January. Rashford was dropped from the squad for that victory after going out partying in Belfast in the days before the trip to Wales.
The attacker reported back late to training after his bender in Northern Ireland. After being fined two weeks' wages, he has since reclaimed a place in Ten Hag's team and is likely to play a key role against Liverpool.
He has now been allowed a team-sanctioned night out with the rest of the squad. Rashford was pictured walking out of The Ivy restaurant in the Spinningfields area of Manchester's city centre.
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Rasmus Hojlund and Christian Eriksen were spotted walking out together, while Bruno Fernandes, Mason Mount and Ten Hag were all also in attendance. It is understood they headed out for a team-bonding session.
Ten Hag is hopeful his side will be able to beat Liverpool, having played out a goalless draw with Jurgen Klopp's men in December. He said: "It's clear. It's a great game for us and we are looking forward to that game."
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Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof and Rasmus Hojlund also travelled to The Ivy restuarant (Eamonn and James Clarke)"But Liverpool will be the same and will also look forward [to it] as, for them, it's also a very important game. We will plan it, prepare very well and we have to get ready for the game. It's a huge game and a derby game, which we want to be in."
Rashford is likely to start for United against the Reds, with the attacker back in contention following his ill-judged night out. After going on a 12-hour drinking binge and calling in sick, Rashford was fined £650,000.
Ten Hag left him out of the squad that defeated Newport, with the United boss demanding that the England international manage himself better.
“The players at this level need to manage themselves – that is what you can demand from the player,” he said. “The player has to know what is good and not good. When you want to play top football, it demands a certain way of life. Always.”
“It’s nothing to do with me but, in football, you need discipline and that is on the pitch but also off the pitch. There is a line between [right and wrong]; every player, every pro, knows this, what is required.”
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