Bruno Fernandes says he fully trusts in the penalty taking abilities of Marcus Rashford,Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba should he not take a spot-kick himself.
The Portuguese midfielder has established himself as the go-to penalty taker at Manchester United since his move to the Premier League back in January.
During his time at United the 26-year-old has a flawless penalty record, netting eight from eight attempts, including a high pressure execution against Leicester to secure Champions League football on the last day of the season.
Rashford, Martial and Pogba all missed a penalty for United at some point last season before Fernandes joined, but he insists he has no fears should any of the trio replace him from 12-yards out.
“It doesn’t matter if I take penalties,“ he told United Review. “We have a lot of qualities in the team, like I’ve said before. I already talked with some players. Rashy was the guy who took the penalties so I tell him:, 'When you feel confident, if you want to take the penalty, for me, it is not a problem.' I will not fight.
"I feel confident with penalties and I want to take them but, if someone comes to me to ask to take a penalty, I will not fight every time, just to take a penalty. In that moment, I can be tired or not prepared to take a penalty and I can say easily: ‘You take it’.
“I trust in my team-mates – Rashy, Anthony [Martial] and also Paul [Pogba], they have a lot of qualities and can take it. We have really good penalty-takers. The most important thing is scoring for Manchester United. It doesn’t matter if it is Bruno or someone else.”
