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‘Selfish’ Henderson criticised after England penalty miss
The England captain's missed spot kick leaves him waiting for his first goal for the Three Lions
England captain Jordan Henderson was branded “selfish” after he missed a second-half penalty in Sunday’s 1-0 win against Romania.
A spot kick from Marcus Rashford after 68 minutes won the fixture for the Three Lions, but the return of the Liverpool midfielder after a four-month absence set tongues wagging on social media for the wrong reasons.
Henderson pulled rank on Dominic Calvert-Lewin to hit the spot kick, but saw his modest effort comfortably stopped. It led to an inevitable deluge of criticism on social media.
What did the fans say?
The reaction to the miss was not particularly understanding, even though Henderson is now the most-capped midfielder without an England goal.
The Roy Keane link
Prior to kick off, former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane had criticised the decision to take Henderson to the European Championship, and fans were quick to react with memes of the mercurial pundit.
What did Southgate and the England camp say?
Gareth Southgate indicated that Henderson is unlikely to be given spot kick duties again, while the captain shrugged off the miss on social media.
