Paul Scholes has launched a scathing attack on Marcus Rashford, labelling him a disgrace for his behaviour at both Manchester United and Barcelona.
Rashford joined Barcelona on loan from United during the summer transfer window and was dropped from their starting line-up against Getafe on Sunday after arriving late to a pre-match meeting.
The 27-year-old was previously dropped at United by former boss Erik ten Hag for missing a team meeting in December 2022 after oversleeping.
Current United boss Ruben Amorim also dropped Rashford – because the attacker’s approach to football and training didn’t align with his standards.
Following news of Rashford being dropped at Barcelona, United legend Scholes has ripped into the Englishman for how he’s acted.
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‘I really struggle to feel happy for Marcus Rashford,’ Scholes said on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast.
‘Mainly because of his attitude. His attitude towards Man United towards the end was disgraceful.
‘The amount of times I saw him walking because he wanted to leave… His whole demeanour about him was a disgrace.
‘I think he quit on Man Utd. When you quit once, you’ll quit again. He was late last night [for Barcelona].
‘He wont get away with that for long at Barca. There’s absolutely no chance.
‘How can you sleep in these days? Your phone, f*****g alarm, whatever. How can you sleep in?
‘He’s definitely got the talent to be [one of the best players in the world]. But he’ll never have the mentality.’
Rashford reportedly enjoyed a night out in Belfast the night before calling in sick and missing United training in January 2024.
The following month, Rashford passionately defended himself in a blog post for The Players’ Tribune, claiming the media had made him a target.
‘I think some of it goes back to the [coronavirus] pandemic,’ Rashford wrote. ‘I was just trying to use my voice to make sure that kids weren’t going hungry, because I know exactly how it feels.
‘For some reason, that seemed to rub certain people the wrong way. It seems like they’ve been waiting for me to have a human moment so they can point the finger and say, ‘See? See who he really is?’ – listen, I’m not a perfect person.
‘When I make a mistake, I’ll be the first one to put my hand up and say that I need to do better.’
Rashford has conjured up 138 goals and 78 assists across 426 games for United to date. Barcelona, meanwhile, have the option to sign the forward permanently at the end of his season-long loan spell.
