Goalkeeper enjoying the praise but knows things will change if his performance is “not so good”
Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens says back-to-back victories have brought a renewed sense of belief to the squad and could mark a turning point in their season under Ruben Amorim.
United followed up last week’s 2-0 win over Sunderland with a hard-fought victory at Anfield, earning successive league wins for the first time since the Portuguese coach took charge in November 2024.
“Two wins in a row is something we’ve been looking forward to … to get the momentum going,” Lammens said.
“That was a big part of what the coach told us this season – get the momentum going. There’s been quite some disappointments this season, some games that we wanted to take momentum from but we couldn’t.
“This could be a start of some good momentum. Especially defending in the last 20 minutes, defending the box and how we throw ourselves in front of the ball … I’m really proud of the team.”
The Belgian praised his manager for shielding the squad from external criticism and giving the space to grow.
“As a coach, he gets a lot of pressure. You can feel it from the outside; you can read it, you can hear it,” said Lamens.
“But he does really good to try to keep the pressure on him and not on the team. He takes a lot of the pressure from us. That’s also what the great managers do.”
On his settling down at the club since his arrival, Lammens said: “It’s [been] a lot, of course, from the outside.
“I try to keep my best friends close, my family, and the rest is a little bit like outside noise. Now I’m doing good so it’s all praise. I know and I’m realistic … if it goes not so good it will be all bad commentary.
“I think my social media has exploded but they told me [that would happen] before the transfer. It’s just a really good feeling that you get the praise. Also with the wins, it’s a really nice feeling.”
