Rasmus Hojlund breaks silence on set-piece weakness ahead of Manchester United vs Arsenal

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Rasmus Hojlund has warned Manchester United must be "sharp" at set-pieces against Arsenal in the FA Cup. United are set to play Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon and the two sides will clash again just one month after meeting in the Premier League in London.

Arsenal won that fixture 2-0 and Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka delivered excellent deliveries into the box from corners for Jurrien Timber and William Saliba to get on the scoresheet.

The Gunners have the best record from set-pieces in the Premier League and caused havoc. Only Wolves have conceded from more set-pieces than United in the topflight this season and Ruben Amorim and his coaching staff have been desperate to address that glaring weakness.

Hojlund sat down with club media ahead of facing Arsenal in England's oldest cup competition and warned lessons must be learned about defending set-pieces after last month. "It's a tough opponent and away, but we're going to go for it and, and try to go for it again this year.