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Declan Rice offers key set piece insight as Arsenal ease past Man United | Sporting News

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Declan Rice offers key set piece insight as Arsenal ease past Man United | Sporting News

Arsenal have kept themselves in the Premier League title race with a superb 2-0 home win over Manchester United.

The Gunners ended Ruben Amorim’s unbeaten start as Red Devils boss thanks to second-half goals from Jurrien Timber and William Saliba.

Three points on the board for Arsenal is a key boost for Mikel Arteta as his team made it four wins in a row across all competitions.

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Consistency has been vital in Arsenal’s recent upturn in form and it was a familiar feature which secured their victory over Man United at the Emirates Stadium.

Arteta and his coaching staff have placed huge focus on utilising corners and free-kicks to create goals, and both goals in this game came via corners, as the strategy continues to reap rewards.

Arsenal have now scored 22 goals from corners in the Premier League since the start of last season – seven more than any other club – as an eye-catching stat.

Timber’s goal came direct from a Declan Rice delivery with Saliba’s clincher coming via Thomas Partey’s knockdown from a Bukayo Saka corner.

Rice was asked about Arsenal’s secret plans on set pieces at full-time and the England star admitted there is a lot of planning which goes into it.

“When you go up for a corner it’s a chance to score. To score both of them from corners, (set-piece coach) Nico (Jover) will be buzzing and I’m so happy,” he said.

“It’s more just seeing clips, I know the weight I need to put on the ball, and it’s just about repetition. I put a few good balls in and could’ve had a couple of assists so it was nice to get one.”

Up next for Rice and Arsenal is a weekend trip to London rivals Fulham on December 8.

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