Manchester United’s penalty takers suffer a Krul twist of fate | Paul MacInnes

27 October 2019 07:31
Norwich goalkeeper stopped spot-kicks from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, but the strikers were decisive in open playHas the Manchester United bus run over a black cat on a Europa League away trip? Has Jesse Lingard cracked a mirror from overuse? Maybe Ole Gunnar Solskjær was looking at the blue sky and not the pavement and walked under a tradesman’s ladder. Or maybe United just aren’t any good at penalties, that’s the other possibility.Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial both missed spot kicks in this breeze of a victory at Carrow Road. That means, that of the six penalties they have been awarded so far this season (the highest total in the Premier League) Solskjær’s men have contrived to miss four of them. They’ve been missed by three different players to boot, Paul Pogba the other and that after a long debate with Rashford over who deserved the right to mess it up. Related: Manchester United shrug off penalty failures to secure win at Norwich Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian