Marcus Rashford hints he scored hat-trick in Man Utd training match with cheeky tweet

MARCUS RASHFORD hinted he scored a hat-trick during Manchester United’s training match on Saturday with a cheeky tweet. The United star replied to fan who asked the England ace if rumours he had bagged three were true. ???????? — Marcus Rashford (@MarcusRashford) June 9, 2020 The Red Devils were set to take on Stoke in […]

MARCUS RASHFORD hinted he scored a hat-trick during Manchester United’s training match on Saturday with a cheeky tweet.

The United star replied to fan who asked the England ace if rumours he had bagged three were true.

The Red Devils were set to take on Stoke in a behind closed doors friendly at their Carrington training ground yesterday.

But the game had to be pulled at the last minute after Potters boss Michael O’Neill tested positive for coronavirus.

Players from both sides had started arriving at Carrington from around 10am, ready to play.

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But just after noon the Potters’ stars were seen driving away from United’s training complex, having not taken to the field.

Remaining Red Devils stars that had not been due to report at 10am then arrived after the Stoke players had all vacated the premises.

United last night insisted that none of their players have been put in danger.

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Bruno Fernandes and Nemanja Matic in action as Man Utd played an inter-squad friendly at Old Trafford on Saturday[/caption]

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David De Gea and Jesse Lingard also played in the game behind closed doors[/caption]

However, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s men did get a run out with United’s squad splitting into teams and having a kick-about in training gear.

The squad were also put through their paces having hosted an inter-squad friendly at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Rashford and Paul Pogba both made returns from injury in the behind-closed-doors match as they took on Bruno Fernandes and a host of other team-mates at an empty Theatre of Dreams.

And after reports emerged online that Rashford had bagged a hat-trick, one fan tweeted the 22-year-old for confirmation.

He wrote: “Is it true you scored a hat-trick in the 11 v 11 game the other day?”

And Rashford simply replied with two wink face emojis which suggest the reports were true.

The Red Devils are due to get back underway in the Premier League in ten days’ time, when they travel to North London to face Tottenham Hotspur.

In addition to their final nine league matches, United will also fight for FA Cup and Europa League glory in the coming months.

The Red Devils have been back in training for around three weeks now, having gradually stepped it up to full contact and training matches.