Bayindir: I know who I am

Altay Bayindir has spelled out his belief in being able to show his best form at Manchester United, by continuing to work hard in training and displaying the right mentality.

The Turkey international has started each of our Premier League matches this term.

Andre Onana kept goal in the Carabao Cup exit to Grimsby Town but has since moved to Trabzonspor on loan, with Senne Lammens arriving from Royal Antwerp.

In an exclusive interview with United Review, the official programme for Saturday’s home clash against Sunderland, Bayindir stressed how the goalkeepers are pushing each other to perform at their maximum.

“Many years, I did this job,” he told United Review. “I am giving myself respect, I am proud of myself.

“I know what I have to do and will continue which way I believe in. I did not come here easily. I did many things, many games, many good performances. I know who I am.

“I know what I can do and I can’t wait to show more things to everyone.”

With Tom Heaton and Dermot Mee making up the senior goalkeeping group, he acknowledges the bond between them is strong, like it was last season when Onana was first choice. 

“Everyone is working for the same way, for the same things,” he said. “That’s why we are here. That’s why we wanted to come here and we have to know our responsibility.

“We have to push ourselves. We have to push everyone and each other. And, of course, sometimes you can lose, everything is not going very well, like in life. It’s the same, like in life. But tomorrow is a new day and you have to push yourself hard, you have to push also your team-mates always for every game.

“We have a good goalkeeper group and we are always pushing ourselves on the pitch. Of course, we are fighting for the shirt but, in the outside, we have a good relationship.”

The Black Cats have had a great start to the season, surprising many people after their promotion and widespread changes of personnel, with Regis Le Bris’s side currently sitting in fifth spot in the table.

“They are doing a very good job,” added Bayindir. “They are a good team and we did analysis on them many times. And we have still time to do more analysis.

“You have to be ready, it doesn’t matter if we are playing against whichever team. We have to be focused for every game. You have to win this game.

“We will give everything. We have to do this because we have also a chance and then, after the game, we have an international-team break.

“I hope everything can be better from after this game into the international break.”

Read the full interview with Altay Bayindir in Saturday’s edition of United Review.

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