Ruben Amorim has warned that Manchester United are ready to fight fire with fire after suffering more misery.
United have conceded a club record 18 goals from free-kicks and corners in 2024, with one match remaining 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 had their goalkeeper on the goal line hindered.
Instead of complaining about the situation, Amorim has decided to employ similar tactics to cause problems for United's opponents themselves.
“Those are the rules and we should not cry about them, but do the same,” he said. “We have to concentrate on doing the same to the opponent, that is my goal at the moment.
'You see that every corner is an opportunity these days. So sometimes you forget about the little guys and the talented guys. You put eleven players in corner kicks or free kicks if you can do everything inside the penalty area.
'What I'm saying is that when set pieces become so important, you can do anything. We have to learn it and I have to do the same, even with the little boys. We should just copy and do the same, without trying to change the rules. Just use the rules to score goals.”
Amorim was concerned about the unrest around Old Trafford as Bournemouth came close to United's goal in a 3-0 win last weekend, and expects more of the same against a Newcastle side who have won their last four games, capturing 14 of them scored goals.
“We have to fight everything because our supporters are always there, but they are tired of this moment,” he added.
“We have to expect that any Newcastle play near our penalty 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 speed and a lot of time to work with the same coach. We want to be competitive and try to win the game, that's all.
'I wouldn't dare ask anything from our fans. They give us everything: a full stadium, they always support us and blow loss after loss. I just want to give something to the fans, not ask something from them.'
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