{"id":49909,"date":"2021-09-11T16:31:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T15:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/man-utd-vs-newcastle-solskjaer-speaks-on-penalty-taker-between-ronaldo-bruno-fernandes"},"modified":"2021-09-11T17:23:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T16:23:43","slug":"man-utd-vs-newcastle-solskjaer-speaks-on-penalty-taker-between-ronaldo-bruno-fernandes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/man-utd-vs-newcastle-solskjaer-speaks-on-penalty-taker-between-ronaldo-bruno-fernandes","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd vs Newcastle: Solskjaer speaks on penalty taker between Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he will decide who takes the penalties awarded to the team.<\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo is set to compete with compatriot Bruno Fernandes for penalty responsibilities following his arrival from Juventus this summer.<\/p>\n<p>However, Solskjaer insists the final decision will be down to him.<\/p>\n<p>He told a press conference on Friday: \u201cI knew that question was going to come and of course I\u2019ve had a chat with the two of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got two players there that I\u2019d trust with my life to put a penalty away and that\u2019s a great position got be in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going be my decision what\u2019ll happen. The two of them will keep on doing what they do when they\u2019re asked to take the penalties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had this conversation, of course, and they know my position on it. They know that I decide who is going to shoot the penalty if we get one. That\u2019s not going to cause an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo will play for the first time against Newcastle on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he will decide who takes the penalties awarded to the team. Cristiano Ronaldo is set to compete with compatriot Bruno Fernandes for penalty responsibilities following his arrival from Juventus this summer. However, Solskjaer insists the final decision will be down to him. 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