But despite his moderate fee and low profile, Lammens quickly displaced Altay Bayindir to become the first choice under Ruben Amorim and his replacement Michael Carrick.
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But United’s sluggish start to this campaign has not left everyone convinced that Lammens is the long-term solution between the sticks.
Speaking after United’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City, United legend Scholes said: ‘What team have you seen win the Premier League without a top-class goalkeeper?
‘Lammens might be that, I don’t know, I think the jury’s probably still out on that.
Lammens joined United last season (Picture: Reuters)
‘You need a top class goalkeeper. You think of Liverpool’s team with Alisson, City’s teams, Raya at Arsenal. Man United with Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar.
‘They’ve all got brilliant, brilliant goalkeepers. You start from the back, of course you do.’
Asked about Scholes’ comments and the eyeballs on him at United, Lammens insisted that the scrutiny ‘is not easy for everyone’.
Paul Scholes suggested the jury is still out on Lammens (Picture: Getty)
‘I have not changed character by playing football at Manchester United,’ Lammens said.
‘You have to be mentally strong and self-confident in the face of all those people who express their opinions. I can imagine that this is not easy for everyone.
‘I love playing all those Premier League matches. Premier League, Nations League…. That doesn’t feel any different.’
Meanwhile, Belgium boss Mark van Bommel was keen to praise Lammens’ mental fortitude, saying: ‘Senne’s strength is that he always remains the same regardless of the circumstances.
‘That’s his character and his quality. If you see how quickly he adapted to Manchester United.
‘The club is richer, the stadium is bigger than at Antwerp…. He has a good connection with his defenders. That’s worth a compliment.’
