'Absolutely useless' - Ruben Amorim instructed to drop Man Utd player against Man City
Manchester United play Manchester City in their first game after the international break and Ruben Amorim has some decisions to make
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has been told he can’t play Altay Bayindir against Manchester City after the international break.
The 27-year-old has started all three of United’s Premier League games this season with Andre Onana starting in the Carabao Cup loss to League Two Grimsby Town.
There have been questions about the goalkeeper’s ability to deal with set pieces and former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley has said that new signing Senne Lammens must be given a chance once the domestic action resumes.
He did admit the new man will either ‘sink or swim’ but United cannot continue with Bayindir as teams will have a clear weakness to target. Lammens joined United from Royal Antwerp on deadline day and a big decision awaits manager Ruben Amorim ahead of the clash with City after the international break.
What Craig Burley said about Altay Bayindir at Man Utd
“He might be okay at shot-stopping which is what goalkeepers are paid for but he’s absolutely useless at dealing with balls in from set-pieces.
“This new lad [Lammens] needs to be able to marshal a back four, make saves and have an authority and make a statement at set-pieces.
“That’s what every team is going to do against United now, they’re going to launch balls into the box and the goalkeeper needs to be able to deal with it.
“He’s either going to sink or swim. We don’t really know how he’s going to handle this scenario.”
Bayindir has yet to keep a clean sheet this season, conceding once against both Arsenal and Fulham and then twice in the Red Devils’ win over Burnley.
What Ruben Amorim has said about Altay Bayindir
After the opening game of the campaign, Amorim issued a passionate defence of Bayindir after he was guilty of an error in the 1-0 loss to Arsenal. Bayindir was unable to push his way through the attackers inside the box, as Amorin said: “If you watch the ball, [the opponent] is allowed to do a lot of things at the corners.
“We need to do the same. But when you touch that way [block], the goalkeeper needs to [be able to] use his hands to catch the ball, not push players [out of the way]. He chooses to push players and let the ball pass. But again, it’s the rules. If it’s allowed, we need to do the same thing.”
Amorim’s choice for who should start against might only be between Lammens and Bayindir. That is because a deal has been agreed to send Onana on loan to the Turkish Super Lig but he himself has yet to green light the move.