Manchester United's Marcus Rashford misses from the penalty spot during the Premier League match at Old Trafford
Man Utd 1 — 2 Crystal Palace
by Simon Williams
at Old Trafford
MARCUS RASHFORD received racial abuse on social media following his penalty miss in Manchester United’s 2-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday.
With United a goal down following Jordan Ayew’s first half strike, all eyes watched to see who would step up to take the spot-kick following the controversy surrounding Paul Pogba’s miss in the 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers last Monday.
As referee Paul Tierney award the penalty after Scott McTominay was tripped inside the box, Anthony Martial handed the ball to Rashford, who scored from the spot in United’s opening weekend game against Chelsea.
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