Why did Bruno not take the penalty?

Our Portuguese magnifico became the quickest midfielder to make it to 20 goals for the Reds, scoring twice in a thrilling opening half-an-hour to put Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side 2-0 up.

When Marcus Rashford was brought down by Boli Bolingoli and a spot-kick awarded, many would have expected Bruno to step up and take it, just as he did against West Brom at the weekend – and in countless other situations in a United shirt.

Instead, the 26-year-old let Rashford assume the penalty-taking duties, and our no.10 tucked it away.

Speaking after the game, to BT Sport and MUTV, Fernandes explained that he’d made a promise to Marcus at the weekend and that it was the team’s statistics that meant most to…