Anthony Martial has revealed that he made the decision to take a 'Panenka' penalty during Manchester United's 4-2 friendly defeat to Cadiz CF earlier this month after being challenged to do so by his teammates.
Following a disappointing start to the first of two friendlies that United played during their warm-weather training camp in Spain, in which they found themselves 2-0 down with less than 15 minutes on the clock, they were awarded a route back into the contest via the penalty spot. Martial, who has struggled with injury issues so far this season, stepped up and cheekily converted a 'Panenka'-style penalty.
Although it was not the most pressurised of settings, given it was just a friendly, Martial found the courage and strength to attempt it knowing that he would have been heavily criticised for attempting it had he not found the net. But the Frenchman made no mistake, pulling a goal back for the Reds.
