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Man Utd's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defends Bruno Fernandes taking penalty over Cristiano Ronaldo

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defended his decision to let Bruno Fernandes rather than Cristiano Ronaldo take a stoppage time penalty during the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday.

Fernandes missed from the spot to squander the chance to salvage a point for United, who have now lost three of their last four games.

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Ronaldo was also in the penalty area when referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot but Fernandes took responsibility for the kick.