Erik ten Hag says punishments handed out to Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho following indiscretions were different because “Jadon chose to go public.”
Rashford is available for Manchester United’s Premier League fixture against Wolves on Thursday after clear-the-air talks with Ten Hag on Monday following the England forward’s ill-advised trip to Belfast last week.
Erik ten Hag says punishments handed out to Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho following indiscretions were different because “Jadon chose to go public.”
Rashford is available for Manchester United’s Premier League fixture against Wolves on Thursday after clear-the-air talks with Ten Hag on Monday following the England forward’s ill-advised trip to Belfast last week.
Rashford landed in trouble after reporting himself too ill to train on Friday following a night out in Belfast on Thursday.
He also missed training on Saturday and was absent for the 4-2 win over Newport County in the FA Cup on Sunday. Rashford is set to return to the squad against Wolves, although he may have to settle for a place on the bench.
“First of all, the players at this level need to manage themselves, that is what you can demand from the player,” said Ten Hag at a news conference on Wednesday.
“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.”
Rashford and Sancho are not alone in falling foul of Ten Hag’s strict rules.