"I'm surprised that Man United didn't throw their hat in the ring for Donnarumma. A winner, an excellent shot stopper, a good marshaller of a defence. In terms of Lammens, who knows? With goalkeepers that haven't been tested at elite level and the Belgian league isn't elite level it is that it's a toss of a coin. In terms of the Emi Martinez scenario do I think he would have been a good goalkeeper for them? Yes I do."
"I also think Donnarumma would have been a very good goalkeeper for Man United, considering this type of goalkeeper that they've brought in. However, there's nothing that suggested that I was wrong in this column several weeks ago by saying just because they've brought in Cunha and Mbeumo and Sesko, that's all their problems solved. There is a defensive problem there. There is a creative problem there."
Manchester United signed 23-year-old Senne Lammens as the new starting goalkeeper under Ruben Amorim after losing faith in Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir. The club completed four major summer signings but did not add any new defenders. There is surprise that Manchester United did not pursue Gianluigi Donnarumma or Emi Martinez as experienced alternatives. The club also signed attacking players such as Cunha, Mbeumo, and Sesko. Concerns persist that a rookie goalkeeper plus an unchanged defence and an unsettled midfield may not correct last season's defensive and creative problems. Uncertainty remains over whether the recent arrivals will reduce mistakes and improve overall defensive stability.
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