The Everton manager paid tribute to Manchester United's goalkeeper after keeping a clean sheet whilst under 'huge pressure'.
Senne Lammens of Manchester United clears the ball during the Premier League match between Everton and Manchester United
Senne Lammens of Manchester United clears the ball during the Premier League match between Everton and Manchester United
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David Moyes said he believed Senne Lammens was Manchester United’s best player as he held firm against a barrage of Everton crosses to protect his clean sheet.
The goalkeeper dealt with 10 corners from the Blues and made important diving stops from James Garner, Michael Keane and Tyrique George as the hosts sought a breakthrough.
That goal did not come, however, and Everton’s winless home run stretched to another game after Benjamin Sesko fired in a second half winner for the visitors.
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After the match, Moyes was asked about the clear Everton tactic of delivering set pieces under Lammens’ bar.
Explaining the thought process, he said: “It was that the goalie wouldn't do as well as he did. The goalie was brilliant for them tonight. The save he had from Michael Keane, the way he dealt with the corner kicks, you know, there was a huge amount of pressure on him.
“We hoped somewhere we would have got a nick on one of them… You could look at it another way and say we should have tried something else to try and get a goal, but it is very difficult to get that information on during the game and actually I thought the way it was going, we would get one from it, but we didn't.
“I thought their goalkeeper played really well tonight. For me, he was the best player for them.”
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