‘This break came at the ideal moment for me’: Senne Lammens happy to escape Manchester United crisis for a week of international football

‘This break came at the ideal moment for me’: Senne Lammens happy to escape Manchester United crisis for a week of international football It is fair to say that Senne Lammens has not been enjoying the best of times at Manchester United in the past few weeks. However, on Thursday evening Lammens was able to escape the crisis that has been engulfing Manchester United in recent weeks and join up with the Belgian national team . Despite his dip in form at club level, Mark van Bommel stuck with Lammens in goal against Türkiye as Belgium won 2-1 away from home. Speaking to the media after the game, Lammens reflected on what has been a tough time in Manchester. The goalkeeper said ‘ This break came at the ideal moment for me ‘. There had been some rumours that perhaps van Bommel would opt for a different goalkeeper, with Mike Penders having done well for Chelsea in recent weeks. However, the former Antwerp head coach stuck with Lammens and the Manchester United goalkeeper made a number of saves to ensure Belgium took all three points. Lammens felt good after the game, before also saying ‘ These have been difficult weeks for me at Manchester United ‘. On his return to his club after the break, Lammens will be operating under a new head coach. With Michael Carrick gone, the 24-year-old will be looking to impress the new head coach, which looks to be Mauricio Pochettino. Lammens did speak about Carrick’s departure, saying ‘ The team really did support the manager, but when the results don’t follow, you know this can happen. We know that we have to do much better ‘. GBeNeFN  |  Ben Jackson