Belfast waitress Sarah Adair, 30, told last night how she had served the footballer lunch before he invited her to party with him. She claimed they then had a “weird” night out which ended with her having to put him to bed after he drunkenly dropped huge wads of cash on the floor.
Sarah said: “I’m not surprised he missed training the next day given how late he got to bed and how much he’d had to drink. He must’ve known he wasn’t going to be in any fit state to play football.”The mum of one was working on Thursday afternoon when a two-man security team came in and asked for a discreet table for a “high-profile” VIP party. At first Sarah thought it could be a famous actor such as James Nesbitt or Jamie Dornan because the city is a hotbed for filming. When Rashford walked in, she did not recognise him and only realised he was a footballer when her United-mad manager told her.
She said: “He was with two men and two women. One was clearly a friend and the other girl was French and very beautiful. “She seemed to be with Marcus because of how they interacted. She was touching his knee and he was touching her arm, but you could tell from the conversation they didn’t know each other that well. It was like he’d just met her.” Earlier Rashford had visited Larne FC after his footballer pal Ro-Shaun Williams signed for the Northern Irish club. As Sarah served the group, Rashford also told how he had visited the Dirty Onion bar and Lavery’s pub the night before after flying into the city. He ordered sea bass then asked her where was good to go out, adding: “You should come out with us and show us around.” Meanwhile, Sarah’s manager politely asked Rashford’s minders if he could have a picture with him, but they refused as he was on a “business trip”. They also declined Sarah’s request to sign an autograph for her uncle. Sarah said Rashford did not touch his food and was more interested in what tequila was on offer as he and his pals downed shots and drank cocktails. He eventually relented on his picture ban and posed for a snap, as long as Sarah’s manager allowed her to leave early so she could hook up with them later. Sarah said: “I thought he was joking. My boss agreed.”
She went on: “I’ve never been out with a Premier League footballer before so I thought, ‘Why not?’. Little did I know how weird it would be.” Before leaving, Rashford asked Sarah if she knew of any nightclubs which would stay open later than the usual 3am closing time if he paid them enough cash. She said: “That made it clear to me that he had already made his mind up that he wasn’t going to training on Friday. He had no plans to go home that night.” Sarah finished her shift early at 5pm and went home before returning to the city centre at around 7pm. She messaged Rashford’s minder as arranged but was left sitting in a bar on her own for nearly three hours before a Mercedes van pulled up at 9.40pm, and a security guard collected her. She was asked to hand over her phone and not reveal who she was with or where she was going, although she was allowed to tell her mum. The taxi took Sarah to the Villa Italia restaurant where Rashford was with his entourage and two other local women who had also been invited out. Sarah said Rashford had booked out the top floor and brought his own Bluetooth speaker so he could play his favourite rap music. He was dressed all in white with a diamond-encrusted watch on each wrist along with six or seven silver diamond chains and two diamond rings. He also had two identical iPhones on the table.
I'll say one thing for Man Utd, as a neutral, since Ferguson has left they're an interesting conundrum to folllow. The only question being will they take as long as Liverpool did to get their shit back together..
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