Alejandro Garnacho scored United’s first goal, a spectacular contender for goal of the season, in Sunday’s 3-0 victory over Everton at a boisterous Goodison Park.
Late on, Anthony Martial scored the third goal, but the second goal, which came from the penalty spot after Ashley Young was tripped in the box, caused some controversy according to video assistant referees.
Even United boss Erik ten Hag was taken aback by the captain’s surprising decision to pass the ball to Rashford, as he seized it.
The 26-year-old scored just his second goal of the season, thankfully for Manchester United, as he hammered his penalty past England teammate Jordan Pickford.
“Because Marcus needed a bit of confidence, he needed his goal,” Fernandes said to Sky Sports why he made the decision.
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Scoring goals is an integral aspect of a striker’s or winger’s game, in my opinion. Marcus could defeat anyone and was unbeatable.
The expectаtiоns were аlreаdy high becаuse оf Mаrcus’s incredible perfоrmаnce lаst seаsоn; nоw аll thаt remаins is tо reclаim thоse gоаls.
He gаve him а cоnfidence bооst, аnd I cоuldn’t be hаppier fоr him. аfter thаt, he wаs а dаnger tо Evertоn оnce аgаin, but he cоuld fаce аny plаyer.
“At first I was wondering why it was not a penalty,” Ten Hag told BBC Sport, praising Fernandes’ selflessness, even if he appeared perplexed from the sidelines. So obvious. I am pleased that we were penalized.We are fortunate to have penalty takers who excel. You also realize what an exceptional skipper Bruno is. He decided that his teammate required that aim.
Because Rashy is a good penalty taker, he trusts Rashy. You can’t have effective team leadership without mutual support.
The captain’s eye for a teammate’s goal-scoring needs was on full display there. He will benefit from it and feel stronger as a result.
Our three attackers found the back of the net. Exactly what we require. As a team, we’ll benefit from it.