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Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford sent his side to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League with his stoppage-time goal and revealed that training for penalties every day gave him to confidence to convert the spot kick against Paris Saint Germain.  With the tie entering extra time Diogo Dalot drove forward before releasing a shot that was handled by Presnel Kimpembe and after a long check on VAR by referee Damir Skomina, he finally pointed to the spot. Pressure fell on Rashford who stepped up to take his first United penalty ever and he held his nerve to convert it and send United to the quarters on away goals rule. Speaking after the clash, Rashford revealed that training for spot kicks every day gave him the confidence to take the penalty against PSG, “I think keep a cool head they’re the kind of things I practice every day and I wanted to take it. We got the goal and we’re progressing. The wait before is probably the hardest thing, but it’s...

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar Junior has expressed his frustration with the late penalty decision that led to his side being knocked out of the Champions League by Manchester United. Referee Damir Skomina consulted VAR before deciding to award United a penalty after Diogo Dalot’s effort struck PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe on the arm. Marcus Rashford stepped up to score the resultant spot-kick, with United winning 3-1 on the night and prevailing on away goals after the tie finished 3-3. Neymar, who wasn’t able to feature due to a foot injury, was left livid by the decision and was seen expressing his anger on the touchline in the closing stages of the game. The Brazil international then took to Instagram to hit out at Skomina’s decision, claiming that he and the other officials involved ‘do not understand football’. Neymar wrote: ‘This is shameful! And they still let 4 guys that do not understand foo...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed Anthony Martial is the only player with a chance of returning to action for Manchester United against Southampton this weekend. Man United went into their 3-1 win over Crystal Palace with eight injuries: Martial, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Nemanja Matic, Phil Jones, Antonio Valencia and Matteo Darmian were all out. Players like Romelu Lukaku, Scott McTominay and Diogo Dalot produced impressive performances in the absence of so many key players. But Solskjaer, speaking at the Friday press conference, was unable to provide any positive injury news aside from suggesting Martial could return. “It’s the last session today but we’re not going to take any risks, maybe Anthony, but it might just be a few more days before he’s ready so probably the squad will look similar to what it did at Wednesday,” he said. However, Solskjaer did confirm Marcus Rashford, who came off the bench against Palace, would start the game on Saturday. “He stil...

Rashford scored United's winner in Paris as they fought back to reach the last eight of the Champions League Marcus Rashford was Manchester United's hero  as they stunned PSG in the Champions League. United had a mountain to climb in the last-16 encounter as they travelled to the French capital without 10 players, trailing 2-0. But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's players delivered an incredible performance as Romelu Lukaku scored twice before Rashford's last-gasp penalty. The win sparked wild scenes on and off the pitch but Rashford showed his humility as he consoled PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe. Rashford was seen putting his arm around the dejected Frenchman and patted him on the head as he made his way off the pitch. (Image: AFP/Getty Images) The pair had been compared in recent months but it was Mbappe who appeared to have the edge after the first leg at Old Trafford. But Rashford grabbed the headlines in Paris as United ensured another memorable European night. Uns...