Michael Carrick has been warned that Ruben Amorim’s last signing Senne Lammens is ‘not at the level’ of Manchester United.

Belgian goalkeeper Lammens completed an £18.1m move to Old Trafford from Royal Antwerp on transfer deadline day last summer.

United were not expected to sign a new shot-stopper but Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir both endured poor starts to the season, forcing the Red Devils to rethink their transfer plans.

It was initially believed that Lammens, 23, would provide competition for one of Onana or Bayindir, while the other would be offloaded, either on loan or a permanent transfer.

But Lammens immediately impressed Manchester United coaches and soon emerged as Amorim’s first-choice goalkeeper.

The impression Lammens left on those at United ensured Onana was soon offloaded, joining Turkish club Trabzonspor on loan, while Bayindir has been a permanent feature on the bench since September.

Lammens has largely impressed between the posts, proving to be a far more reliable figure than Onana or Bayindir ever were, and even received praise from Sir Alex Ferguson earlier in the season.

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