Ruben Amorim has warned that Manchester United are willing to fight fire with fire after experiencing more misery from set pieces.
United have conceded a club record 18 goals from free kicks and corners in 2024, and there is still a game left this year against Newcastle on Monday night.
Andre Onana conceded another goal from a set-piece in the 2-0 defeat to Wolves on Boxing Day when Matheus Cunha's corner went over his head, but United felt Matt Doherty and Santiago Bueno hampered them. his goalkeeper on the goal line.
Instead of complaining about the situation, Amorim has decided to adopt similar tactics to cause his own problems for United's opponents.
“Those are the rules and we should not cry about it, but do the same,” he said. “We have to focus on doing the same with the opponent; that's my goal right now.”
'You can see that every corner today is an opportunity. So sometimes you forget about the little kids and the talented ones. You put 11 guys on corner kicks or free kicks if you can do everything inside the box.
André Onana was beaten by a Matheus Cunha corner during Man United's loss to Wolves.
It came a week after Altay Bayindir was defeated by a Heung-Min Son corner.
United have already conceded goals from set pieces in five consecutive Premier League games
'What I'm saying is that if set pieces are becoming so important, you can do everything. We have to learn it and I have to do the same, even with the little ones. We just have to copy and do the same thing without trying to change the rules. Simply use the rules to score goals.
Amorim was worried about the anxiety at Old Trafford when Bournemouth got close to United's goal in a 3-0 win last weekend, and he expects more of the same against a Newcastle team that has won its last four games by scoring. 14 goals.
“We have to fight against everything because our fans are always there, but they are tired of this moment,” he added.
“We have to expect that any play by Newcastle near our area will make the stadium nervous, and our players have to deal with that.
“So it's a very strong team, very fast, with a lot of rhythm, with a lot of time working with the same coach.” We want to be competitive and try to win the game, that's all.
'I wouldn't dare ask our fans for anything. They give us everything: a full stadium, they are always supporting, applauding defeat after defeat. “I just want to give something to the fans, not ask them for anything.”
