When Manchester United were awarded a penalty against Fulham in the FA Cup, there was much surprise when Ryan Giggs stepped up to take it, despite Wayne Rooney being on the pitch.
It was assumed that following a string of misses, Sir Alex Ferguson had relieved him of penalty taking duty. However, Rooney has today revealed that he decided to let Robin van Persie take them from now on.
“To be honest, it was my choice,” Rooney told MUTV. “It wasn’t good enough. I went in to speak with the manager and said I’d spoken with Robin and told him he could take them. At a club like this, to miss two penalties like I did and not hit the target, it wasn’t good enough.”
Dec 2004 – Crystal Palace (H)
Oct 2007 – Aston Villa (A)
Mar 2010 – Liverpool (H)
Dec 2010 – Arsenal (H)
Sep 2011 – Chelsea (H)
Jan 2012 – Man City (A)
Jan 2012 – Bolton (H)
Nov 2012 – Arsenal (H)
Jan 2013 – West Ham (H)
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