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Marcus Rashford has played down Manchester United\u2019s penalty controversy after Paul Pogba\u2019s latest miss.<\/p>\nMarcus Rashford has played down Manchester United\u2019s penalty controversy after Paul Pogba\u2019s latest miss.<\/p>\n
Rui Patricio saved Pogba\u2019s second-half spot-kick in Monday\u2019s 1-1 draw at Wolves.<\/p>\n
The midfielder has now missed four penalties since the start of last season after failing to convert against Burnley, Everton and Southampton.<\/p>\n
After the miss Pogba was the subject of racial abuse on Twitter, with United issuing a statement saying they were disgusted and working to identify those responsible.<\/p>\n
Rashford has a perfect record from 12 yards having netted in the 4-0 win over Chelsea last week, but he does not blame Pogba for wanting to take the penalty at Molineux.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think if you ask anyone in the team, they\u2019ll feel confident to take the penalty. Paul wanted to take it, I took the one last week and it was no problem,\u201d said the 21-year-old.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he\u2019s scored countless penalties for us, countless penalties in his career and it\u2019s normal for somebody to miss a penalty.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t need to make a deal of it; if we had another penalty, I\u2019m sure he\u2019d score.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anthony Martial\u2019s 50th United goal opened the scoring only for Ruben Neves to curl in off the bar from outside the box to earn Wolves a draw before Pogba\u2019s penalty miss.<\/p>\n
United lost twice to Wolves at Molineux last season \u2013 going down 2-1 in the FA Cup and Premier League in a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n
Solskjaer\u2019s side were vastly improved from those defeats and after four points from their opening two games, Rashford is satisfied with their development.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still have things to work on but it was a decent performance,\u201d Rashford told MUTV. \u201cWe were unlucky to come away with a point. It feels like we\u2019ve lost the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve compared it to last time we were here and it\u2019s a million miles off that performance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that we\u2019ve improved individually and as a team. The result is disheartening but we brush ourselves down and go again.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe see the improvement, we feel it \u2013 but 100 per cent we need to show it. That\u2019s the most important part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wolves have drawn their two opening Premier League games of the season and head to Turin to face Torino on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa League play-off.<\/p>\n
Victory in the tie would take them into the group stage and captain Conor Coady is relishing the task.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is amazing. We wanted to finish seventh to have these nights,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have these games coming up. We are going to Torino and is something we are looking forward to.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to play as many games as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n