Borussia Dortmund star Niclas Fullkrug has explained why he refused to let Jadon Sancho take the penalty on Saturday, despite the player begging.
Sancho was given his first start on his return to Dortmund, who recorded a 4-0 victory over FC Cologne on Saturday afternoon.
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Dortmund were awarded a penalty after Sancho had been brought down in the box, with the Manchester United loanee also keen on taking the spot-kick.
Despite being seen begging for the opportunity, Fullkrug reveals there is a pecking order at the club with regards to penalties.
"Actually, we also have a small ranking. Normally I'm at the top with Marco (Reus) and Emre (Can)," Fullkrug told Sky Germany.
"Jadon would definitely have converted it, too. He really wanted to score his first goal for Dortmund again. That's coming next week."
Dortmund manager Edien Terzic was pleased with how Sancho performed on his first start for the Budnesliga outfit.
"He did really well when he came in last week [registering an assist against Darmstadt]. He really had very good results in training, too," he added. "
"He deserves to start with his good performances in training and his short-term assignment last week."
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