Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford turned up at Carrington just minutes after Ruben Amorim and first team players had already left.
The 27-year-old had been granted extended leave, along with four other players, to explore potential transfers away from the Red Devils.
Despite this, Rashford returned to Carrington earlier in the week, training individually on both Monday and Tuesday.
On Thursday, he was spotted arriving at the training ground at 4:47pm, just eight minutes after Amorim had already departed.
Along with Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia, he still has access to the medical and rehab facilities at Carrington if needed.
Rashford, whose No 10 jersey has been handed to new signing Matheus Cunha, was due back later this month when Amorim and the Red Devils squad had jetted off to the US on pre-season tour.
By giving the group an approximate return date and time to secure a move, while allowing them access to the medical department – both at the training ground and remotely – United have been careful not to be in breach of contract.
'It leaves quite an unhappy hiatus between the club and the players,' says sports lawyer Chris Farnell. 'The club aren't getting the best use of the players and the players aren't preparing as they should for the new season.
'Both sides are keeping their negotiating position as strong as possible, and treading carefully so as not to be in breach of contract. It's a calculated move by the club. The players haven't been excluded. The club are currently not taking a risk, but it becomes significantly more of a risk the nearer it gets to the start of the season.'
Last week's news came after Amorim returned to Carrington on Friday and it emerged that Rashford was expecting to play a full part in pre-season and give 100 per cent while he remains a United player.
The forward, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa after Amorim criticised his attitude in training, has been linked with Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
United are closing in on the signing of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford but will likely require sales to fund further forays into the market.
The Red Devils' pre-season schedule begins with a clash against Leeds in Stockholm on July 19 before their travel Stateside.
buhaknotuy
71
this issue was there before amorim came. Those players said they want to leave so why do some of us are putting all the blame on amorim
Dinacdems
47
It's unfortunate that nobody is coming for this four guys, attitude matters in life no matter how talented you are,If you don't have a good character,You wouldn't go far.
LegendaryItachi
38
Ten hag said he is lazy,amorin says he’s lazy we the fans even see him being lazy with the wrong attitude in multiple pl games let him go it’s time not to forget we’ve made him earn the highest salaries in epl.cuhna is our new number 10 new era
jm175k
30
𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞,𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥.
RachelTangi
21
I blame Ruben for this damage. He'll pay for his sins. This guy dedicated his life to Manchester united just for an average coach to come and dish him of the team. So painful to us true United fans.
Hatersmyass
8
I blame Ruben for this damage. He'll pay for his sins. This guy dedicated his life to Manchester united just for an average coach to come and dish him of the team. So painful to us true United fans.
A true fan will know when a player is a damage to the club, he is also the one who said he wants to play somewhere else.
Sam81468
8
really so painful, really we must be United
There’s nothing like dedication in these guys, they’re just at United for their huge wages, nothing more. I don’t think your watch how United recently was playing for United and when he was playing for Aston Villa, go watch his recent performances and tell if that’s a dedication, unless you misunderstood the word dedication.