MANCHESTER — Ruben Amorim said yesterday that he had bedded in Senne Lammens slowly due to the pressure that comes with being a Manchester United goalkeeper.

The Belgian made his debut and kept a clean sheet in yesterday’s 2-0 win over Sunderland to ease the rising pressure on Amorim after a poor start to the season.

Lammens joined United on transfer deadline day last month in a £18 million (RM102 million) deal from Royal Antwerp.

However, the 23-year-old was left out by Amorim for Premier League games against Manchester City, Chelsea and Brentford as Turkish international Altay Bayindir kept his place in the side.

“I think he looks confident in the first game, but the important thing is that the team-mates help Senne to have a good game because everyone was focused, not a lot of mistakes,” said Amorim.

“When Senne arrived here, first of all Altay was playing, and then you can feel that he needs to adapt — new country, new training, the pressure you guys put on the goalkeeper is massive.

“It was a little preparation for the guy to be ready to start his first game.

“But now it is just one game and he needs to work because he needs to be prepared that in our club things are really hard.”

Amorim conceded on the eve of Sunderland’s visit to Old Trafford that time was running out for him to get the results needed to keep his job.

After finishing 15th in the Premier League last season, United began the day down in 14th having won just two of their opening six league games.

A third consecutive home win propelled the Red Devils into the top half of the table.

But Amorim said that they must now take that form on the road to back up Mason Mount’s claim that the players are “100 percent behind” their manager.

Mount scored the opening goal in a rare comfortable win for Amorim’s men and Benjamin Sesko added the second before half-time.