Nicolas Jover will need a statue outside the Emirates at this rate
set piece goals, and they could have had a hatful more. Two corners, to be specific, producing the goals in an otherwise tight game that clawed back two more vital points from, arrived at the Emirates with a careful game plan to irritate and contain Arsenal, yet appeared to forget completely how to deal with the most devastating set piece team in England.
The warning signs had been evident in the early stages. From one corner Declan Rice found Thomas Partey who somehow failed to connect properly with the ball when virtually on the goal-line, the ball hitting his shoulder and bouncing wide. From another corner, Manchester United were unable to clear properly only for Gabriel Martinelli to scoop wide from a promising position.
You can actually see shades of the early Arteta days in this Manchester United side under Amorim – a strict directive to pass out from the goalkeeper in a particular way, but one that can take years to perfect, and can be a hard, nerve-shredding watch. Yet the referee grew wary of the time wasting and after United took another lifetime over a goal kick early in the second half, with Matthijs de Ligt receiving treatment just off the pitch and doing a will-he-won’t-he-return dance, Harry Maguire was eventually booked. He looked a touch annoyed – probably thinking if anyone was deserving of the booking it was his own goalkeeper.
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