Jose Mourinho instructed Marcus Rashford to take free-kicks in Manchester United's win over Chelsea because he is "trustable".
Mourinho overlooked the likes of Paul Pogba, stand-in Captain, Ashley Young, as well as Ander Herrera in handing the teenager the responsibility.
But after United picked up all three points in a very convincing win, with goals by the teenage sensation Rashford and man of the match Herrera, it seems the decision paid off for the Special One.
"Marcus is trustable," Mourinho told MUTV, explaining why he picked Rashford as the man to whip balls into the area and shoot from dead-ball situations.
"Even for the second goal, his free-kick was really high, impossible to score from a header because it was to what we call the third post – not the first or second post.
"But he's always tense, he's always fast, and you can always trust that [he will make] strong contact with the ball.
"The ball always goes with speed with him. With some other guys, the ball goes in the right spot but slower.
Even if you win the duel in the air, it can be really difficult to score, so in this moment Marcus is one of the boys we trust.
"Because he's so young, he's able to keep developing that day after day; he's always with one of the assistant coaches trying to make it even better."
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