Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes explained to reporters why he offered Marcus Rashford the responsibility of taking the second penalty in his side's 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday.
Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford converted from the spot to extend Everton's winless run in the Premier League to 11 games. Victory takes United to within eight points of fourth-placed Aston Villa and three of Tottenham in fifth.
The Portuguese captain let his English teammate take the second penalty of the match. "Obviously, as I said many times, we have more than one penalty-taker and we have a list in the dressing room," the No.8 told reporters.
"Marcus [Rashford] is the second name as a penalty-taker and I am more than confident whenever Marcus steps up to take a penalty. I am more than confident that he can have the same effect as me," he explained.
Fernandes went on to add: "I did score the first one but I felt that with the second one, we should have changed because it then moves the mind a little bit of the goalkeeper. He has to move differently, he has to adapt to a different kind of penalty-taker, so I think it was the best decision for the team in order to help us get another goal.
"It was not because I wasn't confident I would score, because I was, but because I spoke to Marcus and asked him if he wanted to take it. He said: 'I would be happy to take one', so I said 'go ahead'," the 29-year-old concluded.