Manchester United vs Fenerbahce: Paul Pogba thanks Wayne Rooney for handing over penalty duties
Pogba and Anthony Martial scored from the spot in the first half
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Your support makes all the difference.Paul Pogba said he has ‘big respect’ for Wayne Rooney for allowing him to take the first penalty in Manchester United’s Europa League win over Fenerbahce.
The Frenchman scored twice on the night, the first from the spot and the second a wonderful curled effort, as United ran out 4-1 winners.
Rooney has been United’s usual penalty taker for the past few seasons but so far has bowed to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pogba and Anthony Martial, who also scored from the spot on Thursday night.
The decision for the responsibilities to be passed around the side caused much confusion amongst fans, considering Rooney is only six goals away from surpassing Sir Bobby Charlton’s United goalscoring record.
But Pogba revealed he asked for the England captain’s permission to take the penalty as he scored his second and third goals for the club since his return during the summer.
"I told him (Rooney) I wanted to take it and he let me take it. I am very happy to score that penalty,” Pogba told BT Sport.
"For a player like him, Wayne Rooney, the captain, just to let me take the penalty, it's a big respect, so I'm very glad for that."
Pogba was substituted with the Red Devils 4-0 up after Jesse Lingard got his first European goal, before Robin van Persie got a consolatory goal in the 82nd minute against his old club, much to the delight of the Old Trafford crowd.
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