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MARTIN KEOWN: Set pieces are a Taylor-made way to win games... even the football purists like Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are as meticulous with them now

The Premier League is blessed with football purists in Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Mikel Arteta and more — managers who want to show why it is called ‘the beautiful game’ when they win.

But they are now just as meticulous at set-pieces as the ones who play percentage football.

Graham Taylor was a great advocate of the importance of set-pieces, long before the game was swimming in specialists.

I played under Graham at Aston Villa and in October 1987 we faced Spurs in the League Cup.