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Senne Lammens has joined Manchester United Foundation’s celebrations for World Book Day by inspiring primary school pupils at Partington Central Academy through the power of reading.

Senne and a group of pupils were joined by children’s author A.M. Dassu as they took part in The Great Big World Book Day 2026 Footy and Booky Quiz, a live quiz shared with over half-a-million children across the country this morning, on World Book Day.

Taking place at one of 30 primary schools partnered with Manchester United Foundation, Senne helped to hand out books from the National Literacy Trust to the delighted children, and spoke about his enjoyment of reading growing up and how that has helped him in his career.

Making his first community visit with Manchester United Foundation, Senne said: “It’s a fantastic initiative from the Foundation around reading and writing. I still read a lot today and it helps me in football as well.

“One of the great honours we have of playing for Manchester United is the amount of support we get from our fans and especially kids of this age. I know...