A couple of days after what he called “the war in the 16”, the victor reported he came through it unscathed. Senne Lammens had no cuts and bruises. His body was fine, his reputation enhanced.
The Manchester United goalkeeper had been crowded at corners, starting behind his line as Everton’s battery of six-footers sought to dominate and intimidate. As David Moyes ruefully reflected afterwards, they didn’t expect Lammens to cope as well as he did.
