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Manchester United has set an unfortunate Premier League record for conceding the most goals from set-pieces in a calendar year during their upsetting 0-3 defeat against Bournemouth at Old Trafford today.
As per Opta, The Red Devils have conceded 17 goals from set-pieces in 2024 excluding penalties; which is the most conceded by United in the Premier League to date.
17 - Excluding penalties, Manchester United have conceded 17 goals from set pieces in the Premier League in 2024; their most in a single calendar year in the competition. Fallible. pic.twitter.com/OlNbJr3qEl
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 22, 2024
An unsettling record
Manchester United has faced a shocking 0-3 defeat against AFC Bournemouth tonight. This is United's third defeat in the Premier League since Ruben Amorim took over the hot-seat at Old Trafford. Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert, and Antoine Semenyo scored to hand the Cherries a famous win.
However, Manchester United conceded their 17th goal from set-pieces in 2024 in the 29th minute of the game. Dean Huijsen, the 19-year-old Dutch defender headed the ball home following a beautiful free-kick delivered by Ryan Christie.
Manchester United has dropped to the 13th position of the leaderboard, having garnered 22 points in 17 games so far.
🚨📉 Man United conceded 17 goals in 9 games under Rúben Amorim as new head coach.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 22, 2024
Three (!) more today vs Bournemouth. 🍒 pic.twitter.com/53Ro26hNs7
The hardships at United have started to grapple Ruben Amorim, who has already conceded 17 goals in 9 matches in charge across all competitions. The Portuguese manager has addressed the issue of crumbling against set-pieces in the post-match interview:
In this context, it's hard to push for two or three wins. We're trying. But this game was hard on us. Without any situation, we suffered again at set-pieces
The January transfer window is approaching, and Manchester United will have a chance to acquire reinforcements per Amorim's demands. It will be interesting to see how Amorim revamps the existing squad to avoid such crucial defeats and resolve the ongoing concerns.