Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens has revealed his unusual method of getting equipped to his new gloves ahead of a game.
With Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir struggling, Lammens joined United from Royal Antwerp a fee of £18.1 million and has proved to be the answer to their goalkeeping issues.
Calm and unassuming, Lammens has played 23 times in the Premier League for United, who are third in the table after 29 games.
While Lammens goes about his business in a laid-back manner, it turns out the 23-year-old is actually incredibly meticulous in how gets himself ready for a game.
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He recently sat down for a lengthy interview with former United goalkeeper Ben Foster on the Fozcast and opened up on how much time he spends at United's Carrington training complex.
"I'm alone living here at the minute so I try and take my time a little bit," he admitted.
"I don't really want to be home at 1pm and doing nothing the rest of the day.
"We have the swimming pool, sauna, ice bath. So why not take full use of it. Most of the time I'm the last guy here. If I had a wife and children waiting at home I'd probably hurry up a little bit more."
Lammens went on to delve into his approach with gloves, with Foster curious as to how he breaks them in at first.
The Belgian international proceeded to explain that he wears a new pair every game and on the day before a matchday, puts them in the jacuzzi for 30 minutes to improve their grip.
The trick was one he learned from former Liverpool and Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and his admission stunned Foster, who said he had "never heard that one".
Lammens said: "I wear a new pair every game, it can change on how I feel - playing one game a week. If I played with one pair, I will train with them the whole week until the day before the game. If you play Saturday, I'll train with them Friday.
"But Before the training I like to get them in the jacuzzi.
"I actually got it from Simon Mignolet. He does it as well. The guys cannot believe it, but you know how new gloves feel, they’re a bit stiff, the grip is not great. So I like to get them in there for half an hour.
Lammens did have to clarify that he does not get in the jacuzzi himself, only leaving the gloves in for a short period while he attends a team meeting.
"Right before a meeting I put them in and then after the meeting I take them out," he added.
"I do the full session the day before, then I'll wear them for the full warm up for the game and then the game."
Lammens other pre-match superstitions revealed
According to a detailed report from the Daily Mail, Lammens also bans anyone from mentioning clean sheets before games.
"According to him, that brings bad luck," his older brother Tom told the newspaper.
"I don't send anything to Senne before the match about clean sheets."
In addition, Brian Vandenbussche, Lammens' former goalkeeping coach at Antwerp, also provided further insight and explained that he likes doing fist bumps as part of his pre-match routine.
"Senne has things he does in a specific order before his warm-up. He always wanted me to stand ready before he went out. He did a fist bump with the other two goalkeepers and with me, that was important to him.
"Also before the game, he went back to the bench because he needed me to give the drink bottles to him. He did it for me to give him the last couple of words of advice."
Lastly, Rik De Mil, assistant assistant manager at Club Brugge when Lammens was there, also said that "he had a thing with his water bottle being on the same side of the goal".
Topics: Manchester United
Josh Lawless