Gallagher on Onana’s foul corner from a corner kick

Manchester United’s reliance on set pieces under Ruben Amorim was exposed during their Premier League match at Molineux.

Matheus Cunha’s corner for Wolves in the second half sailed clear over Andre Onana’s head and into the far corner of the United net.

After United surrendered, Onana was obviously agitated and complained to referee Tony Harrington that he had been fouled during the corner.

Dermot Gallagher, speaking on Sky Sports’ Ref Watch, stated that Wolves’ full-back Matt Doherty did not intentionally interfere with Onana.

“No. “Matt Doherty has every right to stand where he is,” he said.

“He does nothing wrong. He’s free to stand his ground.

“Onana genuinely pushes Doherty in the back, and Doherty does not move towards him.

“There is an arm from Doherty but his starting position was there, he didn’t back up and move backwards.”

Amorim reacts to Manchester United’s set-piece dilemma.

Last week, Amorim witnessed United’s set piece frailty, as Altay Bayindir surrendered from a corner in a 4-3 Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham.

United have a difficult test against Newcastle at Old Trafford on Monday before traveling to Anfield on January 5th for their first game of 2025 against Liverpool.

Following Wolves’ 2-0 defeat at the Molineux, Amorim stated his views on Altay Bayindir and Onana surrendering from corner kicks.

“The same way I saw Tottenham,” he remarked in his postgame press conference.

“When you’re leaping, the tiniest contact was in the arm, but now it’s in the back.

“When you touch someone while they are jumping, it is extremely difficult to catch the ball.” “That’s it.”

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