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Marcus Rashford insists he will volunteer to take a penalty here at the World Cup despite being racially abused after missing at last year's European Championship final.
The Manchester United striker, along with Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho, agonisingly missed from the spot in a tense shoot-out which saw Italy crowned European champions.
Rashford, Saka and Sancho not only had to contend with the heartache of missing and losing the final, but the trio were also targeted with sickening online racial abuse in the aftermath of the defeat.
'I have no doubts about taking a penalty': Marcus Rashford says he will volunteer to step up
But striker Rashford is adamant he will step up again if England are involved in another penalty competition during the knockout rounds.
'I have no doubts about taking a penalty. I've missed a penalty before,' said the 25-year-old.
'You never want to miss a penalty. I feel like it's a great opportunity for forwards, especially, to score goals and obviously they are big moments and as an individual I've always been comfortable and I enjoy being in big moments so,