100% duels, 3 high claims: United star continues dream debut season in England

Manchester United drew 2-2 with AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on Friday night. The Red Devils twice took the lead but were pegged back twice by the Cherries. With Harry Maguire receiving a red card in the 80th minute, United survived the rest of the game and an additional 10 minutes of extra time and came away with what could be a valuable point in the race for the Champions League spots. Senne Lammens All of United’s signings this summer have positively benefited the team this season, but it is hard to argue that any have had more of an influence than the Belgian keeper, Senne Lammens. The keeper has made a huge difference to the number of chances United concede and to his ability to calm the defence. The unassuming 23-year-old looks like he has been playing in the Premier League for five years, even though this is his debut season. Performance vs AFC Bournemouth Lammens did concede two goals, but one was a penalty and the other was an expertly placed shot from Ryan Christie. Perhaps if you were being overly critical, he may have got down faster, but it was an excellent strike by the Scotsman. He made a total of three saves in the match, including an excellent one from Rayan in the first half, when he got down rapidly to deny a wonderful strike. Probably the most obvious improvement Lammens has brought compared to Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir has been his control of the box and balls into the area. He seems to love the physical duels, making three high claims and punching the ball clear once. Lammens also made one clearance in the match. The Belgian also won 100% of his aerial and ground duels in another strong outing for the Red Devils. He will now go on international duty with Belgium but will have to wait until Monday 13th April to play for United again in the Premier League in a huge grudge match against Leeds United. Senne Lammens vs Bournemouth MetricValue Expected assists (xA)0 Penalties faced (saved)1 (0) Total saves3 Goals prevented-0.54 Punches1 High claims3 Key passes0 Crosses (accurate)0 (0) Accurate passes22/40 (55%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)12/27 (44%) Passes in own half (acc.)10/13 (77%) Long balls (accurate)14/32 (44%) Touches54 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Was fouled1 Possession lost18 Total carrying distance75.4 m Carries11 Total progression22 m Def. contributions1 Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions0 Clearances1 Blocked shots0 Recoveries10 Ground duels (won)1 (1) Aerial duels (won)1 (1) Dribbled past0 Total shots0 Shots on target0 Shots blocked0 Featured image Justin Setterfield via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.