Manchester United looked set to claim three points after Bryan Mbeumo gave them the lead, but Tottenham rescued a 1-1 draw despite playing with ten men following Rodrigo Bentancur’s dismissal for headbutting Luke Shaw.
Lammens acknowledged that United had struggled during the first half but believed they had fought their way into a strong position after the break. The goalkeeper was disappointed that his team could not finish the job.
“Football can be a bit cruel at times,” he told MUTV. “There are a lot of ups and downs, especially in a game like that.”
He explained that United had managed to turn the match around after a difficult opening, only to allow Tottenham enough space to threaten late on.
“We’ve won a lot of games against 10 men in the past, but you also know there can be a tricky situation when you’re playing against 10 men, because they have nothing to lose and they know that,” he said.
“You want to be able to kill the game straight away and get another goal, or at least not give them any chances.”
Instead, United left the door open for Tottenham to snatch a point.
“I think that’s what we did wrong. We gave them a little bit too much breathing room to create those chances, and then one ball has to go right for them, one bounce has to go their way, and they can score like that,” Lammens said.
The Belgian goalkeeper admitted the late setback felt particularly painful because United had been in a position to win. He also rejected the temptation to blame bad luck, insisting the team needed to take responsibility.
“It’s easy to speak like that, as if it’s not our fault and something has just gone wrong,” he said. “I think the easy answer is that we have to be able to kill the game faster and not put ourselves in that position to give them a chance.”
Cunha, meanwhile, appeared to respond to supporters’ frustration during a difficult first half. United had returned from the international break hoping for a strong performance, but Tottenham started the match more positively and the home crowd grew restless.
The forward appeared to exchange words with fans as the team struggled to find its rhythm. The incident underlined the pressure on United to deliver more convincing performances, even though they eventually took the lead.
For Lammens, the final feeling was one of disappointment rather than complete negativity.
“There’s a lot to learn from today. It wasn’t all negative, not at all, but especially the way it ended left a very bad feeling,” he said.
United must now address their inability to see out matches, with the late draw against Tottenham echoing an earlier disappointment against Everton.