Why Rashford played penalty against Everton

Manchester United midfielder and Portuguese star Bruno Fernandes in a post-match statement opened up on why he allowed teammate Marcus Rashford to take a penalty during the Red Devils Premier League 2-0 win against Everton on Saturday.

According to Fernandes, Rashford was confident of dispatching his spot-kick against Newcastle, so he allowed the England international to take it.

Recall that two penalty goals from Fernandes and Rashford gave the Red Devils all three points against the Toffees.

When asked by TNT Sport (via Metro) about his decision to let Rashford take the second penalty, Fernandes responded:

“We both kick the penalties. I asked Marcus if he wanted to take and he said he was confident.

“He is one of the penalty takers that the manager chooses. I felt I had my one; Rashy could get his goal from the penalty.”