A celebration after losing the derby? Rashford may have been inspired by Ronaldo

During Saturday morning, information about Marcus Rashford’s birthday party surfaced. What’s wrong with that? Because the party took place the night after the league derby loss to Manchester City. As a result, he is not in the squad for the Fulham game, an absence described as injury.

Fabrizio Romano came forward during Saturday morning with information about Marcus Rashford’s birthday party.

Of course, coach Erik ten Hag’s response didn’t take long to come. ” I spoke to him about it. Marcus apologized, it’s unacceptable. He is very motivated to put things right”.

“It’s an internal matter,” added the Hag. That sentence is very important in United’s current situation. Because in the past, whether managers or players, have been accused of going public with inside information via social media or through journalists. The Dutch coach has thus made it clear that things that happen inside the club should also stay inside.

Rashford himself travelled with the team for the game against Fulham, but will not be involved in the game due to injury. The Englishman isn’t even on the bench, where he probably would be though if it was really just some disciplinary punishment from the Dutch coach.

The story of the birthday celebration after the derby loss is probably not something most fans will think about. However, those who have been around football for a longer period of time will probably recall the even more famous celebration after the derby loss immediately or after a brief moment.

Ronaldo celebrated after losing 0:4

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his round 30th birthday in February 2015. A few days after that, Real Madrid played a match on the ground of Atlético, a city rival that was at the time chasing both Real and Barcelona. The match ended in a 4-0 win for Diego Simeone’s charges.

What nobody expected, however, was the celebration of the Portuguese superstar. A video of the Portuguese enjoying his celebration was still circulating on the internet that evening. This is what the fans of the White Ballet blamed him for afterwards.

Jorge Mendes, Ronaldo’s agent, tried to calm the situation down by telling reporters that the party had been planned far in advance. And to the respect of those invited, Ronaldo did not want to cancel the celebration. However, the player was said to be upset after the game and was certainly not happy with the result.

Source: Manchester United, Fabrizio Romano, Real Madrid