{"id":1102487,"date":"2019-08-19T22:41:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T21:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1102487"},"modified":"2019-08-19T22:43:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T21:43:06","slug":"ole-gunnar-solskjaer-tombola-penalty-man-utd","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-tombola-penalty-man-utd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Gunnar Solskjaer explains \u2018tombola\u2019 penalty decision that cost Man Utd three points vs Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained that because both Paul Pogba and\u00a0Marcus Rashford are designated penalty takers, it is up to them to decide in the moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils squandered the chance to extend their perfect start to the new Premier League season after Pogba missed a second half penalty against Wolves in the club&#8217;s 1-1 draw at Molineux on Monday night.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the\u00a0\u2018tombola\u2019 penalty decision? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Man Utd played out a 1-1 draw against Wolves on Monday night.<\/li>\n<li>Solskjaer&#8217;s side had taken the lead through Anthony Martial before Ruben Neves equalised.<\/li>\n<li>Pogba then had the chance to score from the spot, but drew a save from Rui Patricio.<\/li>\n<li>Rashford had taken the penalty a week prior against Chelsea, which is why many were confused why he wasn&#8217;t on duty again at Molineux.<\/li>\n<li>After the match Gary Neville was notably enraged, explaining how &#8220;this is not a tombola, this is not a five-a-side on the playground&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7343141-chelsea-can-get-excited-about-n-golo-kante-s-messi-impression<\/p>\n<p>Pogba had initially won the penalty after rounding\u00a0Conor Coady, but with\u00a0Marcus Rashford having netted a confidence penalty against Chelsea in the opening match of the season, fans and pundits were confused why the Frenchman stepped up instead.<\/p>\n<p>His effort was saved by Rui Patricio, meaning he now only has a 64% penalty success rate, the fifth lowest in Premier League history for players to have taken over 10.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No player has taken more penalties in the Premier League since the start of last season than Paul Pogba (11).<\/p>\n<p>He&#39;s now missed four of them. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CAL5L6Kr22\">pic.twitter.com\/CAL5L6Kr22<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1163548163816509440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This sparked backlash from Gary Neville, who after the match didn&#8217;t mince his words when he told Sky Sports:\u00a0&#8220;This is a Manchester United penalty, this is not a tombola, this is not a five-a-side on the playground.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Daniel James is saying to Rashford &#8216;Is this right? You scored last week mate.&#8217; Then Rashford even throws the ball to Pogba, that&#8217;s what makes me feel that Pogba is the actual taker. Something&#8217;s not right here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However,\u00a0Solskjaer has now chimed in on the debate, explaining how both players have responsibilities from the spot, but it is up to them to decide in the moment.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Because the two of them are designated penalty shooters. It\u2019s up to them there and then to decide \u2018this is mine\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aaron Wan-Bissaka Explained! 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I like players being confident and the feeling of \u2018I can do this\u2019.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While this may have cleared it up for some, it didn&#8217;t stop\u00a0Neville expressing his discontent with the manner in which the decisive moment manifested.<\/p>\n<p>The former right-back added:\u00a0&#8220;Even if the players have been told to decide who takes the penalties themselves, it&#8217;s not spin the bottle; the player that scores last week takes the penalty this week.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained that because both Paul Pogba and\u00a0Marcus Rashford are designated penalty takers, it is up to them to decide in the moment. 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