Lammens: Man United must banish 'sour taste' of Spurs draw before Atletico clash
Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens has been speaking ahead of the club's Champions League trip to Atletico Madrid, insisting the squad want to put right the disappointment of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Tottenham.
ESPN reports that Lammens says United travel to Spain "determined" to get rid of the "sour" taste left by the late Tottenham setback (ESPN). BBC Sport carries a similar line, noting the goalkeeper "cannot wait" to face Atletico as a way of shaking off the "sour taste" of what it describes as "another Premier League disappointment" (BBC Sport).
Both outlets agree on the core sentiment - that the Spurs result stung and that the Atletico fixture offers an immediate chance to respond - though BBC Sport frames the draw as part of a wider pattern of recent Premier League frustration (BBC Sport), while ESPN focuses more specifically on the manner of Saturday's late equaliser (ESPN).
Away from the mood around the result itself, Manchester Evening News adds two further angles from Lammens' media duties. In one piece, he reacted to Carlos Baleba's Manchester United debut, saying the midfielder brought an "extra spark" after coming on in the second half against Tottenham (Manchester Evening News). In a separate report, the same outlet reveals what Michael Carrick has "hammered" the team for following the 1-1 draw, with Lammens explaining that United "needed a win" after the international break but only managed to share the points (Manchester Evening News).
Taken together, the picture across the four reports is consistent: Saturday's draw with Tottenham left a bitter taste in the Manchester United camp, Lammens has been open in discussing it publicly, and the club are using the upcoming Atletico Madrid game as motivation to move on. The Manchester Evening News pieces give extra detail on the dressing-room reaction, including praise for debutant Baleba and a pointed message from coach Michael Carrick, while ESPN and BBC Sport concentrate on Lammens' comments about turning the page ahead of the European trip.
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