Altay Bayindir has started in all four of Man United’s Premier League matches but the club signed Senne Lammens on deadline day.
Lammens joined United on deadline day
Ruben Amorim has confirmed Manchester United do not have an outright number one goalkeeper.
United signed Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp on transfer deadline day for £18.2million, including add-ons, and the 23-year-old was on the bench for the Manchester derby.
Altay Bayindir has started in all four of United’s Premier League matches this term, having arrived for £4.3m from Fenerbahce as back-up to Andre Onana on deadline day in September 2023.
United allowed Onana to join Trabzonspor on a season-long loan earlier this month, leaving them without a clear and obvious first-choice ‘keeper.
When asked whether Bayindir was the new United number one, Amorim replied: “No, nobody has a place that is his place.
“Everyone has to fight. Everyone is fighting for a place. I’m just trying to win games, trying to see what is the best option to win the next game.
“So, in the end of the season, maybe it’s a different team on the pitch. We are just trying to win games. Trying to get the best connections to play better and, in the end, to win points.”
Summer signing Benjamin Sesko is yet to break his duck for United after five games. Sesko made his full league debut in the 3-0 loss at City after failing to score in two starts for Slovenia in their World Cup qualifiers this month.
The 22-year-old was the tenth outfield player to take a penalty in the 12-11 shootout defeat to Grimsby Town in the League Cup second round, though he was suffering from cramp at the end of the 90 minutes.
Sesko said during the international break he needed time at United. The former RB Leipzig striker is three months younger than his predecessor, Rasmus Hojlund, who managed three goals in his final 35 appearances for United before he joined Napoli on loan.
Sesko was often isolated against City
United have had the most attempts at goal in the Premier League this season, have hit the woodwork more times than any other team and Bruno Fernandes has created more chances than any other player.
Amorim acknowledged that Sesko was too isolated in the derby. “I think, if you remember Arsenal, I think we missed a lot. Burnley, I think we missed a lot. Fulham in the beginning, I think we missed a lot. We have four games and I said three.
“And then there is the thing that you say is not a big opportunity. The first play (against City), Amad has the ball between the lines. It’s four against three and we put the ball out. It’s not a big opportunity. It should be. So all these things.
“But if you ask me, against City, Sesko looks like he’s alone in the box, I agree. He was always alone. So the guys were around, near the box. But in the final third, we get there many times.
Sesko has started once in the Premier League
“But I also said that, I think, in the end of the game. When I look at the box, Ben was alone. We cannot score in that way. So I think it’s not the same team in that department compared to last year.
“He’s at a different club. He’s taking it all in and he’s a professional. So you can feel that. He wants everything for tomorrow and we have to balance that.
“But he’s doing the job. And again, guys, we can talk about all the things here. The system: if one ball goes inside the box, we win one game and two, this will change.
“The important thing is that last year, I said to you, I think I was really clear: we cannot play well. We cannot create chances. This year is completely different. We can avoid all the goals that we are suffering. Yes, it’s our fault. So let’s work on that and try next week and next week and next week.”