Man Utd captain Fernandes explains handing Rashford penalty chance

Football
10 Mar 2024 • 8:36 AM MYT
Tribal Football
Tribal Football

Tribal Football covers news from the Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A

image is not available

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes explained giving Marcus Rashford his second penalty in victory over Everton.

Fernandes is United's prime penalty taker, but decided to give Rashford also the chance to convert in the 2-0 win.

"Obviously, as I said many times, we have more than one penalty-taker and we have a list in the dressing room," said Fernandes.

"Marcus [Rashford] is the second name as a penalty taker and I am more than confident whenever Marcus steps up to take a penalty,

"I am more than confident that he can have the same effect as me. I did score the first one but I felt that with the second one, we should have changed because it then moves the mind a little bit of the goalkeeper.

"He has to move differently, he has to adapt to a different kind of penalty-taker, so I think it was the best decision for the team in order to help us get another goal.

"It was not because I wasn't confident I would score, because I was, but because I spoke to Marcus and asked him if he wanted to take it.

"He said: 'I would be happy to take one', so I said 'go ahead'."

Newswav Malaysia Best News App

Newswav is an online content aggregator and obtains its content from different online sources. The content in the app do not belong to Newswav nor do they reflect the opinions of Newswav and its staff. Your use of this app indicates your understanding and acceptance of this information.

Newswav Sdn. Bhd. (201701008480 (1222645-M)) 2026 All Rights Reserved