England also threatened from set-pieces and Ferdinand had a fine header tipped over the bar by Rensing.
Cahill was always a threat at set-pieces and he rose to head Arteta's free-kick just off target.
"Being without Duff is big for us and it is important we have Lawrence for set-pieces, " he said.
Carey was at his best from set-pieces, but at times looked to be struggling when asked to defend.
The goal temporarily stunned Ireland but they always carried a threat from set-pieces which eventually brought them an equaliser.
Aberdeen's goals on Sunday came from set-pieces, but Strachan was not overly concerned.
Confirmation, if ever we needed it, that these great Parliamentary set-pieces are as much about politics as economic management.
We gave away some bad goals, from set-pieces too, even though we worked hard on that on Tuesday at training.
Predictably, both teams were at their most dangerous from set-pieces, and Stoke's second goal followed a trademark long throw from Delap.
In terms of effects and spectacle, Superman Returns tops all of its predecessors with extravagant set-pieces featuring the latest digital trickery.
They have a lot of experience, very good set-pieces, good backs - but we do see some weaknesses in the team.
But although Brewerton and Sharp both failed to convert their good opportunities, Rhyl will be encouraged by the threat they posed from set-pieces.
Playing a direct brand of football and hustling Arsenal into errors, the hosts looked to gain an advantage as they racked up the set-pieces.
Despite a series of set-pieces in dangerous areas, Millwall were failing to threaten their hosts, while at the other end Ferencvaros looked increasingly threatening.
But Burnley's failure to defend set-pieces proved their undoing, Counago supplying an emphatic close-range finish after Jim Magilton had flicked on Darren Ambrose's corner.
We know he has got that ability and we know his strengths are his set-pieces, his delivery from corners and free-kicks and his long-range passing.
All of Everton's goals in the 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge in December came from set-pieces but Chelsea had obviously failed to heed the lesson.
As expected for the first game of the season, there was a plethora of mistakes, but overall Ulster were superior in most phases, particularly in the set-pieces.
One of the large set-pieces of the year was the 1, 000-vessel river pageant, which was watched by an estimated one million people along the banks of the Thames.
In truth, Unirea looked a shadow of the side that destroyed Rangers 4-1 at Ibrox earlier in the season but did trouble their more esteemed visitors from set-pieces throughout.
England have conceded a few goals from set-pieces and I do feel this is one area where Eriksson's insistence on using so many players is having an adverse effect.
Motherwell maintained the pressure, but Sutton and Murphy could not make the most of Hateley set-pieces and Chris Humphrey could not quite turn a Jones cross into a team-mate's path.
By this stage Bolton were well on top but Blackburn were weathering a storm of set-pieces with Taylor playing an integral part in attempting to turn their efforts into a victory.
They were restricted to a couple of high balls from set-pieces aimed at Sol Bamba, with the defender failing to get sufficient purchase on his headers to threaten the visitors' goal.
And there are many splendid set-pieces, such as the farcical story of her marriage to acquire British citizenship when war was looming and she, partly Jewish, still had a German passport.
Baines takes corners and whips in a great free-kick for Everton, although he's not going to be doing any of that for England because players like Gerrard will be taking the set-pieces.
The atrocious conditions ensured set-pieces were always likeliest to produce goals and a brilliant whipped-in free-kick from Ashley Young was met by Sidwell but he could not keep his header on target.
Charlton had numerous set-pieces but were unable to take advantage of any of them and their misery was compounded when Lua Lua broke away to cross for Matt Sparrow in the dying seconds.
While many believe that set-pieces are the decisive factor in a game, for Mourinho the key to winning lies in transitions - the moment when possession changes hands from one side to another.
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