Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came close to ending his hoodoo against Wolverhampton, but Paul Pogba had different plans.
The Frenchman was held as the sole culprit of Manchester United's Matchday 2 draw against Nuno Espiritu Santo's side, as he failed to transform a penalty kick into the game-winning goal.
Pogba tried to score his first goal of the season despite Solskjaer's instructions to let Rashford take the spot kick. Unfortunately for his supporters, Rui Patricio defended his net properly, increasing those voices urging the Frenchman not to take the penalty.
Stats show that allowing Pogba to take the penalty was not a smart move.
4 - Paul Pogba has missed four penalties in the Premier League since the start of last season; the most of any player in the competition. Fluffed. pic.twitter.com/NI1odCCBg5
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 19, 2019
Penalty record since 2015:
— TREQUARTISTA (@TheSporTalk) August 19, 2019
Marcus Rashford:
Taken - 6
Scored - 6
Missed - 0
Paul Pogba:
Taken - 15
Scored - 10
Missed - 5#WOLMUN pic.twitter.com/3X03eNXCeC
Here's a recreation of Pogba's penalty, for those who were not able to watch the game.
That Paul Pogba penalty... pic.twitter.com/TNQm2lGToI
— 442oons (@442oons) August 19, 2019