Giggs: Man Utd striker Rashford should be taking THAT penalty

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20 Aug 2019 • 9:49 PM MYT
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Wales coach Ryan Giggs says Marcus Rashford should've insisted on taking the penalty for Manchester United's draw at Wolves.

With the game at Molineux locked at 1-1, Paul Pogba was fouled in the box and quickly stepped up to take the kick but Rui Patricio was equal to his weak effort.

Rashford had scored twice - once from the spot - in the thumping 4-0 win over Chelsea the week before.

And United legend Giggs believes he should be taking more responsibility as it overshadowed what was a very good performance from Pogba.

He said: [Rashford is a] centre-forward, scores a goal in his first league game, penalty, you get another penalty in the next game, you've got to be demanding to take it.

"It's a shame, he was really disciplined tonight, Pogba."

Pogba has now missed four penalties for United in the Premier League since the start of last season.

Pogba has not got a great record either of scoring penalties," Giggs added. He doesn't score every penalty he takes.

It seems like whoever wins the penalty gets to take it, I wonder if [Harry] Maguire or [Victor] Lindelof win the penalty, who gets to take it?

I was surprised. I'm not surprised that Paul Pogba stepped up, because he's that kind of player, which is obviously encouraging.

I'm just surprised when you've scored a penalty the game before, that you get a penalty the next game you don't take it.

So you open up to criticism then, because if Marcus misses it then OK, you can miss a penalty, but now everybody is talking about why Marcus didn't take it, why did Pogba take it?

It should have been Marcus. It's a strange one because before the game you usually have a designated penalty taker and you would think it would be Marcus after scoring last week.

Like I say, he's done it the week before. Again, there's a conversation. Ole's said after the game that they have two designated penalty takers and looking at this [last week's] maybe they do, and again tonight they have the same conversation so it'll be interesting to see, 'Do you fancy it? No I fancy it?'"