Man Utd: Pochettino tipped to replace shaky first-team regular in January
Incoming Manchester United manager Mauricio Pochettino has been tipped to move on from Senne Lammens.
Lammens is the first-choice goalkeeper for Man Utd at the moment.
The Belgium international goalkeeper was one of Man Utd’s best players last season following his move from Royal Antwerp in the summer of 2025.
Lammens played for Belgium at the 2026 World Cup and made a disastrous error against Spain in the quarter-finals that saw his side eliminated.
Since his return to Man Utd after the World Cup, the 24-year-old has not been great.
Lammens does not look confident at the back with his shot-stopping and made two mistakes against Aston Villa in the 4-4 draw at Old Trafford in the Premier League last weekend.
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Former Man Utd star Ashley Young believes that Lammens “hasn’t looked the same as last season.”
Another former Man Utd ace, Teddy Sheringham, has also hammered Lammens.
Sheringham said: “The goalkeeper, Senne Lammens, looks nervous to me as well. He makes mistake after mistake after it puts you on the backfoot straight away.”
Mauricio Pochettino tipped to move on from Senne Lammens
The Sun has speculated that Pochettino’s arrival at Man Utd could see Lammens lose his place in the starting lineup.
In a feature about Man Utd ‘winners and losers’, the publication named the Belgian among the ‘losers’, with Pochettino tipped to sign a new number one goalkeeper in the January transfer window.
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It stated: ‘United’s No 1 shot-stopper has come under fire in recent weeks after a series of shaky displays.
‘He made two clangers in United’s draw with Villa and has kept just one clean sheet so far.
‘The Belgian has also shown hesitation coming off his line to sweep up loose balls and he might not be a keeper that will thrive in Pochettino’s fluid system.
‘There’s no doubt he will start as Pochettino’s No 1 given a lack of suitable alternatives, but any more dodgy performances could see him look elsewhere in January and beyond.’
