{"id":477523,"date":"2025-10-06T06:15:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/477523\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T06:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:15:23","slug":"thibaut-courtois-reacts-to-senne-lammens-keeping-clean-sheet-on-his-manchester-united-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/477523\/","title":{"rendered":"Thibaut Courtois reacts to Senne Lammens keeping clean sheet on his Manchester United debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens seized his opportunity and kept a clean sheet on his debut.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-lose-3-1-to-brentford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeat to Brentford<\/a>, it was instantly apparent to fans that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/tim-howard-expects-ruben-amorim-to-now-axe-underperforming-man-utd-star-possibly-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Altay Bayindir could not continue<\/a> as Manchester United goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/altay-bayindir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayindir<\/a> was part of the problem for United, having failed to keep a clean sheet all season, and with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/manchester-united-announce-signing-of-senne-lammens-jason-wilcox-raves-about-great-potential\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new signing Senne Lammens<\/a> waiting in the wings, it was time to give him a chance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/senne-lammens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senne Lammens<\/a> was a noticeable improvement on Bayindir, keeping a clean sheet on his Red Devils debut, helping a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-beat-sunderland-2-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2-0 win over Sunderland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/custom\/plugins\/talking-points\/img\/logo.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"grv-talking-point__icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__tag\">TalkingPoints<\/p>\n<p>Poll: After seven league games, how do you feel about Ruben Amorim?<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238769411-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Senne Lammens impressing on his Manchester United debut\" class=\"wp-image-301300\" \/>Photo by Daniel Chesterton\/Offside\/Offside via Getty ImagesThibaut Courtois happy for Senne Lammens<\/p>\n<p>Senne Lammens\u2019 successful debut for Manchester United brought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/senne-lammens-long-awaited-man-utd-debut-performance-vs-sunderland-has-fans-all-making-exact-same-point-see-how\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praise from United fans on social media<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/what-man-united-fans-chanted-in-32nd-minute-against-liverpool-showed-pure-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">those in the stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/ruben-amorim-and-mason-mount-both-in-full-agreement-about-important-thing-shown-in-senne-lammens-man-utd-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Amorim praised Lammens\u2019 impact<\/a>, with the goalkeeper also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/manchester-united-fans-name-man-of-the-match-vs-sunderland-29-per-cent-of-the-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted as man of the match<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There was also praise from Belgian goalkeeping veteran Thibaut Courtois, who acknowledged Lammens\u2019 memorable debut.<\/p>\n<p>The Real Madrid goalkeeper responded to an Instagram post from Manchester United about Lammens\u2019 clean sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Courtois left a message containing two \u2018applause\u2019 emojis, conveying how happy he was to see his fellow Belgian thriving at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"324\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_6458-1024x324.jpeg\" alt=\"Thibaut Courtois reacts to Manchester United Instagram post\" class=\"wp-image-301482\" \/>Courtois had already given backing to Lammens<\/p>\n<p>Former Manchester United defender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/rio-ferdinand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rio Ferdinand<\/a> reached out to Thibaut Courtois after the Red Devils <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/every-incoming-and-outgoing-deal-manchester-united-agreed-on-transfer-deadline-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed Senne Lammens on transfer deadline day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ferdinand told his YouTube channel that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/he-thinks-what-thibaut-courtois-told-rio-ferdinand-about-new-man-united-signing-senne-lammens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Courtois was confident that Lammens would be a success<\/a> in English football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThibaut Courtois has given me the heads up on what he\u2019s like. He said he\u2019s a huge talent, obviously not experienced yet, but he thinks his style is well-suited to the Premier League. He\u2019s big as well,\u201d Ferdinand said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat recommendation from probably one of the best three goalkeepers in the world, Thibaut Courtois, I\u2019ll take that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens seized his opportunity and kept a clean sheet on his debut. 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