Lammens named Man of the Match on debut

Sunday 05 October 2025 11:00

Senne Lammens enjoyed a solid Manchester United debut in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Sunderland.

The Reds goalkeeper made his first appearance for the club since his summer move from Belgian side Royal Antwerp, and played a big role in securing United’s first clean sheet of the season.

His contribution on the afternoon was recognised by the fans in the stands and, since then, Lammens has been picked by supporters as our Man of the Match in the poll on ManUtd.com and the United App.

The best of Senne’s United debut Video

The best of Senne’s United debut

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The 23-year-old garnered a majority 29 per cent of the vote for a strong all-round performance between United’s sticks, which featured a notable save either side of half-time.

In the closing stages of the first 45 minutes, Senne watched a powerful long-range strike from Granit Xhaka like a hawk before diving to his left to parry the fierce attempt away from his goal.

Then, after the break, Lammens came up big again to preserve his clean sheet just before the clock struck 90 minutes. In front of the Stretford End, he stood tall before keeping out a goalbound attempt from Chemsdine Talbi with his left foot.

Those are the moments that will have made it into the highlights packages, but the Belgian’s debut display was also commendable in several other areas too.

He gave us a glimpse of how he can command his box when claiming crosses and by organising his defenders vocally, while his distribution and passing with both feet was also notable.

Centre-back Matthijs de Ligt was straight over to give his goalkeeper a hug at the full-time whistle, the first of several Reds to congratulate Senne on his maiden outing during the post-match celebrations.

Later on, his boss Ruben Amorim called the shot-stopper’s showing “a very good performance”, while former Red and MUTV pundit said Lammens will be “absolutely delighted with the way he’s played.”

Lammens was a deserving winner of the fans’ Man of the Match award, although he only just pipped Benjamin Sesko to the prize, another summer signing who had a very good day.

The Slovenian striker netted United’s second goal – his first at Old Trafford – to give the Reds some breathing room, and was a focal point throughout the afternoon.

Sesko accumulated 25 per cent of the vote – just four per cent behind his goalkeeper – while Mason Mount, the scorer of our first goal, came third in the poll with 18 per cent.

Thank you to everyone who voted.