'Brilliant' Lammens earns Van der Sar comparisons
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If Bejamin Sesko broke Everton's hearts at one end of the field, another summer recruit, Senne Lammens, did it at the other.
"Their goalie was brilliant tonight," said Everton boss David Moyes.
"The save he made from Michael Keane, the way he dealt with corner kicks. The pressure we had. For me, their goalkeeper was the best player."
Michael Carrick is the one who benefits, though, just as he is benefiting from the decision of Manchester United's recruitment department to block Ruben Amorim's calls to bring in Emi Martinez from Aston Villa on summer transfer deadline day and instead place their faith in a relatively young £18.1m goalkeeper with just one full season of senior football in Belgium behind him.
It was brought to Carrick's attention after the Everton game that his former United team-mate and all-time great goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was analysing the game on Sky Sports with Jamie Carragher.
Carrick skilfully navigated the question of whether there are comparisons to be drawn between the two men.
"I've got to be careful what I say," he said. "I don't want to be comparing them because I don't think it's fair to Senne. But there's definitely similarities."
