QPR boss Harry Redknapp has accused Adel Taarabt of "not trying".
Redknapp, in The Sun, continued his feud with Taarabt yesterday.
"When we were last in the Premier League we played Manchester United at home on a Saturday lunchtime. I had a phone call telling me Adel had been in a casino until 5am that morning. I pulled him into my office and asked whether it was true. He told me that he hadn't been in a casino until 5am until Friday morning but that he might have been there on Thursday morning.
"After we had been relegated last year we went to Exeter to prepare for a season in the Championship. I had to leave to go and have an operation on my knee. Steve McClaren was working with me at the time. As soon as I left he sent Adel home because he wasn't up to it. The fitness coaches at QPR, everybody tells me he doesn't try.
"He doesn't want to run around. I have tried to protect him until now, but the fans have to know what's going on. Even I could suck my stomach in for a picture and look OK."
