Whether United can actually do that is uncertain, and the Norwegian coach is now looking to other areas of the game to yield goals.
Research from The Athletic showed United have not scored from a set-piece (corner or indirect free-kick) in 220 days - the longest wait of any Premier League side.
And, according to the media outlet, Solskjaer is now acting on the dead-ball profligacy.
The report states that United’s coaching staff are seeking more ways of threatening from set-pieces in specialised sessions.
Man Utd still have height at set-pieces of which they can take advantage (Image: Getty)
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Solskjaer is keen to discover prolific combinations between taker and target and wants to build a reliable list of the former.
Andreas Pereira has been given responsibility from most crossing situations this season given his natural whip on the ball.
Not many other players can consistently produce a threatening pace and trajectory, however.
Andreas Pereira takes most Man Utd set-pieces (Image: Getty)
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Diogo Dalot has an impressive cross from the right flank but is a back-up to Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Marcus Rashford’s dipping instep style is unpredictable and Ashley Young seems to have lost his way.
Solskjaer remains “alert” to the issue and sees Harry Maguire as a target man, with the Englishman usually leaving behind centre-back partner Victor Lindelof at set-pieces.
“You wouldn’t mind scoring a few goals on set-plays,” Solskjaer said last Monday. Whether the extra work will pay off remains to be seen.