Published: 12:00, 26 February 2026 | Updated: 12:00, 26 February 2026

It's just as well Senne Lammens was wearing an all-yellow kit amid the scrum of red and blue shirts, otherwise there were moments on Monday night when Manchester United’s besieged goalkeeper might have disappeared from view altogether.

With Everton players crowding around Lammens at set-pieces in search of an equaliser, and United piling in to protect him, the Belgian’s penalty box turned into all-too-familiar scene in the Premier League these days which he likens to a war-zone.

Lammens stood strong even though he admitted afterwards having to step behind his goal-line just to get a run-up to punch the ball clear in the face of Everton’s aerial bombardment at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

The 23-year-old was unflappable and calm under pressure as Michael Carrick’s side moved back into the top-four with a 1-0 win, just as he has been since stepping assuredly into United’s starting line-up in October.

It was arguably his best performance yet, even though curiously there weren’t that many saves to make. ‘Bloody brilliant’ was the verdict of Everton boss...