MANCHESTER, England (AP) — New Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens was named in the starting lineup for the first time for the team’s Premier League game against Sunderland on Saturday, while $84 million forward Matheus Cunha was dropped.
Under-pressure United coach Ruben Amorim made several changes following his team’s loss to Brentford last week.
He turned to Lammens, a $24.7 million signing from Royal Antwerp on transfer-deadline day, who has had to wait to make his first appearance.
The change in goal comes despite Turkish keeper Altay Bayindir pulling off a string of saves to keep the score down in last week’s 3-1 loss to Brentford. Bayindir, however, has made errors as United has struggled at the start of the season — including his failure to deal with a corner that led t