Striker insists he held his hands up after ninth miss from the spot in
28 tries for the club and stepped aside rather being stripped of the
role
Wayne Rooney has revealed he ASKED to be taken off penalty-taking duty for Manchester United.
After England striker Rooney missed from the spot in the Reds' FA Cup win over West Ham, he told manager Alex Ferguson to hand the responsibility on to Robin van Persie.
In his meeting with Ferguson, Rooney, who has missed nine of the 28 penalties he has taken for United, acknowledged his record from 12 yards left plenty to be desired.
Seven of Rooney's penalty misses have come since the start of 2010, including two - against West Ham and Arsenal - this season.
"To be honest, it was my choice," said Rooney. "It wasn't good enough. I went in to speak with the manager and said I'd spoken with Robin [van Persie] and told him he could take them.
"At a club like this, to miss two penalties like I did and not hit the target, it wasn't good enough."
United were awarded a penalty against Fulham in the FA Cup's fourth round, but Van Persie was on the subs' bench, so Ryan Giggs stepped in and scored the opening goal in a 4-1 win.
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