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BRUNO FERNANDES revealed why he missed a hat-trick opportunity by delivering a penalty to Marcus Rashford last night.
Portugal’s playmaker scored Man Utd’s first two goals in 20 minutes against Istanbul Basaksehir at Old Trafford.
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And the opportunity to complete a hat-trick in the first half of the Champions League presented itself when Rashford fell.
But the 26-year-old Fernandes handed the ball to the forward so that he would fit in from the point.
He explained to BT Sport: “Of course every player wants to score a hat-trick, but after the last Premier League game I told Rashford that he could take the next one.
“I remembered that. And also because he is one of the top scorers in the Champions League, I think it will be important for him to continue there and get that confidence.”
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“It doesn’t matter who takes the penalties, the most important thing is to score and the team scores. When the team scores, I score too.”
Daniel James added another goal in injury time when Man Utd won 4-1 to move within a point of reaching the knockout stages.
Chief Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: “Marcus is also a very good penalty taker. Bruno is very confident, but if he feels like he wants to give it to Marcus, then so be it.
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“Anthony (Martial) had one against Leipzig so they can share it.
“We created great chances and some very good goals. I am very happy.
“We need one more point to pass, but we want to be the first of the group.”
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