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A 'normal guy' doing 'brilliant' things

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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Senne Lammens has started 21 Premier League matches in a row for Manchester United Just a normal guy - a role model to show anyone what can be achieved. By that personal assessment, Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens proves he is not your usual Premier League star. The Belgium international accepts he tries to avoid "box-office stuff" on the pitch. Off it, the low-key 23-year-old is the same. The easy way he speaks to pupils at a local primary school in a question-and-answer session, and plays with them in the playground, offer a fascinating insight into the character of a man who less than 48 hours earlier was memorably described as being "bloody brilliant" by David Moyes for his performance in a 1-0 win at Everton. "I try to show the world I'm just a normal guy, show these children that everyone can make it," Lammens says at the World Book Day event on behalf of United's foundation. "There are people who have a mindset and lifestyle that's a little different to me. There's nothing wrong with that.…

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