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Man Utd legend Ince: Rashford must be permanent penalty taker

Manchester United hero Paul Ince says Marcus Rashford should be Manchester United's designated penalty taker.

Following Paul Pogba's penalty miss in the draw with Wolves on Monday, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed Rashford was sharing the duty with the Frenchman.

Ince told Paddy Power: "For me, it's clear who should be chosen, too. Marcus Rashford has never missed a penalty in senior football, he netted in United's 4-0 opener against Chelsea, there's an obvious choice here, he should be the penalty taker.

"Look at his record, why would you go for anyone else?

"Take the penalty he scored against PSG in the Champions League as an example, to score that under that immense pressure, when your record is perfect compared to Pogba's too, there's no question for me. Rashford should be taking the penalties.

"We all miss them at times of course, but also a major consideration should be Pogba's future. Will he even be here when the European window shuts? And if he is, will he leave in January anyway? Whereas you've got Rashford, who's going to be around for four or five years, so why not just make him your man?

"For me, you've got someone with a great penalty record, who doesn't want to leave the club and will be hopefully be around for a while – versus Pogba who will probably leave. It's got to be Rashford."

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