On Saturday (9), Manchester United entered the Premier League with two 12-yarders, beating Ewarton 2-0 at home. After first opening the record of slave Fernandes, it broke the record of Dutch striker Yunisdale as the player who entered the most 12-yarders in United's history. After that, Rashford was called upon to fire in a second 12-yarder, which was praised by the captain.

According to Opta, the league has put 17 12-yarders on the board since United first took to the field in February 2020, which is the same period as the Premier League No. . First, this game was United's 29th entering the competition. "Capital punishment", breaking the record of 28 12-yard goals by Winnie Staley. Bonfiglioli has scored 29 goals from 12 yards in 33 attempts at Manchester United.

General Fee initially had a chance to extend the record further, but he gave Rashford a second 12-yarder when he could restore confidence for the second consecutive game, an unselfish performance that earned praise from fans. General Fee said after the game: "Rashford and I are both executioners, I asked if there was any interest in operating, if there was any confidence in talking. I think I have scored a goal, Rashford should be able to use 12 yards to carry to the wave.

45Hits​ Collection

Related