Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has revealed how former manaher Louis Van Gaal would fine him for coming late to training.
According to Rashford, he was still on college and would get to training 12 minutes late.
During Van Gaal's tenure, the forward finally broke through in 2016, making an immediate impact by tallying two goals on his Europa League and Premier League debuts, which were separated by only a few days.
But Rashford wasn't exempt from the Dutchman's demands because of his dramatic entrance.
And the 25-year-old has now revealed how a "non-negotiable" demand resulted in Rashford being fined for being late every Thursday.
Before the Carabao Cup final, he spoke with Sky Sports and explained: "I always remember Thursdays.
"I used to get fined every Thursday, [but] it was completely out of my control but this is the type of person that Van Gaal was.
"He used to tell me I have to finish my college work, it's non-negotiable, but I also can't be late for training, it's non-negotiable.
"I had 12 minutes to get here (to training) from college."
After leading United to the FA Cup victory that season, Van Gaal, who is now 71, left the club.
After Van Gaal revealed he had prostate cancer, Rashford posted a heartfelt ode to him on social media.
Rashford added the following about how he improved under Van Gaal: "The time with Louis was very good for me. He and Ryan Giggs helped me a lot.
"Because that transition from the reserves to the first team can be hard — I hadn’t played much reserve football.
"I was on the bench for the first team before I had even started for the reserves.
"Van Gaal was top. At the time I was getting a lot of praise and attention from everywhere outside but the biggest thing for me were his words.
"That was what was making me smile every day. To be part of Man United’s first team.
"There were some games when it was difficult.
"I remember a game — Tottenham away — when he took me off at half-time. The next day we spoke honestly — I was still smiling."
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