Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has revealed that former boss Jose Mourinho had taught them the tactics they adopt to win penalties in the Premier League.
The 23-year-old made the revelation at the time the Red Devils’ are accused of being favoured by match officials owing to the incredible number of penalties they have been awarded so far this season.
The controversial manager had once claimed that United benefitted from favourable refereeing decisions, leading to the awarding of a considerable number of penalties. But, this is now a case of the 57-year-old being served a taste of his own medicine.
The Red Devils have been awarded a total of 20 penalties in two seasons under current gaffer Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and successfully converted 15 of the spot-kicks.
However, the England striker stated that the main target of Manchester United players is to score good goals for the side.
“As a forward line, we want to go and score goals, when you are making runs in behind or dribbling with the ball and if you see a challenge coming, you don’t want to get tackled, because you are looking at an opportunity to score a goal.
“There is no way you are going to let somebody take the ball off you, so for me it is just a case of us wanting to score goals and the teams wanting to defend goals – penalties can happen.
“There have been times when we have probably not got penalties. I remember when Jose Mourinho was manager, there were five or six times where I should have had a penalty and Jose ended up saying to me: ‘If you are not savvy about the way you do it, then you are not going to get it.’
Manchester United currently sits top of the league table with 36 points; three points above Sunday’s opponent Liverpool, who are second on the log before of showdown at Anfield.
