The last time Manchester United won at Anfield they scored from a set piece. On Sunday, Liverpool will be expecting to do just that.

United ship goals from set pieces at an alarming rate, they've conceded eight in a matter of weeks under Ruben Amorim with the new manager as yet unable to solve an issue that plagued the Reds in 2024.

United have actually kept six clean sheets this term, a tally bettered by only five sides, but defensive issues have hampered the Reds in recent weeks with 18 goals shipped across the last eight games in all competitions - six of which have been defeats.

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So a trip to Anfield to face a relentless table-topping Liverpool side is not something that will be towards the top of United or Amorim's to-do list. Those fans making the journey down the East Lancs road will be doing so in fear as to what might happen.

United haven't scored a goal in their last five visits which have seen two goalless draws, a 7-0 thumping, a 4-0 thrashing and a 2-0 loss. It's eight games without a win at Anfield since January 2016 when Wayne Rooney hammered home late on to settle a scrappy contest.

Amorim has given set piece responsibilities to his assistant Carlos Fernandes in place of coach Andreas Georgson but maintains that the buck stops with the boss.

"The responsibility of everything is on me, not Carlos. We are a team in good moments and bad moments"’ he said, speaking after the defeat to Bournemouth in December.

"We suffered again on set-pieces and we have to improve. We have a way of doing things. We are working on that and we are going to improve, but we didn’t lose because of set pieces, we lost because we create more chances and we didn’t score and then in this moment everything against us they can score.

"One set-piece makes us more nervous, all the stadium. I felt it since the first minute, there’s a lot of anxiety. We have to focus on the job and not what you feel in the stadium. It’s my responsibility to coach them."

The feeling in the stadium will certainly be there at Anfield with Liverpool and the home fans ready to pray on an obvious United weakness. An away win feels a long shot even if United did prevail in the derby last month, but if Amorim and his players can show signs of improvement at the back then perhaps instead of conceding from a corner, they can turn one.