Ayden Heaven tells Man Utd to copy infamous tactic he saw Arsenal develop

Ayden Heaven says Manchester United need to copy Arsenal’s ruthlessness when it comes to scoring from set-pieces.

The Gunners scored 22 goals from set-pieces in the Premier League last season on their way to finishing runners-up to champions Liverpool.

Defender Heaven joined United from Arsenal in January for £1.5million and says he wants to emulate the goalscoring exploits of former team-mates Gabriel and William Saliba.

“I watched them very closely, the likes of Saliba and Gabriel,” said Heaven. “I learned a lot from them.

“You can see they're quite good in the air, aren't they, from corners. I've said in the past I want to score more, and I'm working on that. That's what I want to add to my game, scoring from set pieces.”

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Heaven, 18, had a run of starts for United last season before an injury at Leicester sidelined him, although he returned towards the end of the campaign.

United boss Ruben Amorim has huge faith in the versatile centre-back and Heaven intends to make his mark in the upcoming season and stake his claim for a regular starting place.

“I just want to focus on the basics at the moment, and getting in the United team for the new season,” said Heaven.

“I'm really happy. I played in the last couple of games of the season, I've played more than I probably expected and I've done well in them.

“I was surprised at the amount of games I played, but I knew when I was going to play, I was going to make an impact.

“I can play in the middle, on the left, but the left probably more suits me more because of my ability with the ball.

“I can drive with the ball, I can overlap if I'm needed to and I can get forward more. That's one of my biggest strengths.”

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