{"id":502251,"date":"2026-03-29T19:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/502251\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T19:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:21:09","slug":"belgian-media-fawn-over-senne-lammens-display-with-manchester-united-players-in-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/502251\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgian media fawn over Senne Lammens display with Manchester United players in spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United players are dotted across the world as they continue their final preparations for the World Cup<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Senne Lammens impressed for Belgium in their convincing victory over the United States\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_GettyImages-2268841147.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Senne Lammens impressed for Belgium in their convincing victory over the United States\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Senne Lammens impressed for Belgium in their convincing victory over the United States(Image: Andrew J. Clark\/ISI Photos\/USSF\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Manchester United players have been in action this weekend as they make their final bids to reach the World Cup this summer in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Thanks to the Reds&#8217; improved form, several players have been handed opportunities for their nations during the March international break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"CasemiroLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/casemiro\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Casemiro<\/a> starred for Brazil against France in a World Cup test event in the US. However, the midfielder and <a aria-label=\"Matheus CunhaLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/matheus-cunha\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Matheus Cunha<\/a> could not avoid a 2-1 defeat at the Gillette Stadium. <a aria-label=\"AmadLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/amad-diallo\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Amad<\/a> came off the bench in Ivory Coast&#8217;s 4-0 win over South Korea while Noussair Mazraoui played the majority of Morocco&#8217;s first match since being awarded the Africa Cup of Nations as they drew with Ecuador 1-1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Manuel Ugarte came up against England at Wembley Stadium as Uruguay earned a draw with a last-minute Fede Valverde penalty. However, there was three players who stood out as the national media poured over the international performances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get MEN Premium now for just \u00a31 <a aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> \u2013 or get involved in our United WhatsApp group by clicking <a aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Hi2ASkCoTnoFutCiQJtPlp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>. You can also join our United Facebook page by clicking <a aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ManUtdMEN\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> and don&#8217;t miss out on our brilliant selection of newsletters <a aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?utm_source=newslettersignupheader\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">MEN Sport has rounded up what was said below.<\/p>\n<p>Senne Lammens<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"United&#039;s goalkeeperLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/senne-lammens\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">United&#8217;s goalkeeper<\/a> stole the show for Belgium with <a aria-label=\"GVALink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gva.be\/sport\/voetbal\/rustanalyse.-duivels-pas-laat-in-de-match-op-niveau-lammens-beperkt-de-schade\/144735407.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">GVA<\/a> describing him as &#8216;the best Belgian on the pitch&#8217; in the 5-2 victory over USA. Lammens has his work cut out replacing Thibaut Courtois in their best starting XI but made the most of the Real Madrid man&#8217;s injury absence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"SporzaLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/sporza.be\/nl\/2026\/03\/28\/duivelse-uitblinkers-aan-het-woord-lukebakio-in-tranen-na-bevrijdende-goal-lammens-is-graag-nummer-2-na-thibaut~1774737333966\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Sporza<\/a> continued the praise, stating: &#8220;With three superb reflexes, Senne Lammens single-handedly kept the Red Devils in the game during the first half-hour.&#8221; The goalkeeper should have another chance to impress against Mexico in the early hours of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Maguire<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Maguire was in the spotlight after returning to the England set-up this week. Thomas Tuchel then created headlines by suggesting the centre-back was his fifth choice ahead of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a aria-label=\"Daily MailLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-15687329\/thomas-tuchel-harry-maguire-world-cup.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Mail<\/a> described that as an &#8216;extraordinary admission&#8217; by the England head coach. They also argued <a aria-label=\"MaguireLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/harry-maguire\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Maguire<\/a> should be going to the World Cup after being the &#8216;best player&#8217; against Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>Kobbie Mainoo<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It was a slightly difficult night for <a aria-label=\"MainooLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/kobbie-mainoo\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Mainoo<\/a> as he was left on the bench until the 69th minute. Former United man James Garner started and did his chances of making the World Cup no harm with a brilliant display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">That being said, <a aria-label=\"BBC SportLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/cp84kxzjne2o\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Sport<\/a> were complimentary of his cameo, writing: &#8220;Came on and kept things simple. A nice way for him to come back into the England fold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Both Maguire and Mainoo have another chance to impress Tuchel against Japan on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United players are dotted across the world as they continue their final preparations for the World Cup&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":502252,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[59,10798,3212,1441,8971,101,56,54,55,6526],"class_list":{"0":"post-502251","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-gb","9":"tag-harry-maguire","10":"tag-kobbie-mainoo","11":"tag-manchester-united-fc","12":"tag-senne-lammens","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom","17":"tag-world-cup"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=502251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/502251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/502252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=502251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=502251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=502251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}