JOSE MOURINHO says he has “no problem” with Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial taking the Manchester United penalty responsibility from Wayne Rooney.
The Red Devils were awarded two first half spot-kicks during the 4-1 Europa League demolition of Fenerbahce on Thursday, which were duly dispatched by the French internationals.
Rooney has been United’s chief penalty taker for a number of years and many, including former team-mate Michael Owen, were surprised not to see the captain place the ball on the spot.
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The 30-year-old forward has been out of form this season, scoring only once, and has recently lost his place with both United and England.
But his manager Mourinho revealed that the decision on who would take penalties was made before the clash.
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And Pogba was the chosen one – and the Portuguese had no issue with Martial taking the second.
Mourinho, speaking to BT Sport, said: “The first penalty taker was Paul. We made that decision.
“Then he probably didn’t want to repeat as the second penalty was minutes later.”
He added: “And then probably because Martial was the one who had the previous action and he is also a good penalty taker.”
“That decision is not a problem for me.”
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