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Rashford should have 'demanded' he take Man Utd penalty, not Pogba - Giggs

Former Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs believes that Marcus Rashford should have demanded to take the penalty Paul Pogba missed against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Frenchman drew a foul from Conor Coady in the area with scores tied at 1-1 and asked to take the spot-kick ahead of regular penalty taker Rashford, who had scored from the spot against Chelsea in United’s first game of the season.

Pogba saw his effort saved well by Rui Patricio, however, and Giggs feels that Rashford should have insisted on taking the penalty himself.

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“[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,” Giggs told Optus Sport.