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Amorim hails United's set-piece craft
Cape Times
|December 01, 2025
RUBEN Amorim said stealing set-piece routines played a key role in Manchester United's fightback to win 2-1 at Crystal Palace on Sunday.
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CHELSEA defender Wesley Fofana wins a header against Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori during their English Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge last night. The Blues finished the derby with 10-men after Moises Caicedo was red-carded in the 38rd minute. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. | AFP
Amorim has spent much of his United reign under fire, and the pressure was mounting again after a limp 1-0 home defeat against 10-man Everton on Monday. When Jean-Philippe Mateta broke the deadlock for Palace in the 36th minute with a retaken penalty, Amorim was on the rocks again.
But Joshua Zirkzee levelled nine minutes into the second half after seizing on Bruno Fernandes' free-kick. United captain Fernandes then teed up Mason Mount to drill home the winner after 63 minutes from a quickly taken free-kick.
It was another away match with a set-piece goal for United, following efforts from corners at Nottingham Forest and Tottenham earlier in November.
Amorim said United had spent time finding ways to use the set-piece routines that have become so popular in the Premier League this season.
"We have more time to work and we work a lot and we are learning," he said.
This story is from the December 01, 2025 edition of Cape Times.
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