Manchester United boasts the Premier League's current chosen goalkeeping talent! While his saves are slightly inferior to De Gea's, he is hailed as the best signing of the summer window.

Premier League corner tactics are moving in the direction of a common "packed train" strategy. How should a team defend against this aggressive tactic led by Arsenal? Complaining is useless. Unless FIFA or the Premier League amends the rules, most teams opt to "follow suit" under the existing framework, biding their time to give opponents a taste of their own medicine when they earn a corner.

Alternatively, one can hope their own goalkeeper rises to the challenge, leaping high above the crowd of opponents and teammates to catch or punch the ball away. Just as Belgian goalkeeper Sena Ramens did for Manchester United in their 1-0 victory over Everton on Monday.

In a grueling match, Ramens relied on his aerial dominance to neutralize the corner chaos common in the Premier League over the past two seasons. He nearly gifted a goal early on with a poor clearance, but when Everton desperately pushed for an equalizer, United midfielder Kobie Mainoo likened the penalty area scene to WWE WrestleMania. Fortunately, the 23-year-old Belgian goalkeeper stood tall.

Everton posed a strong physical threat, repeatedly delivering balls into Ramens' six-yard box via set-pieces or long passes into space. Despite opponents and teammates jostling, shoving for position, and sometimes making contact with Ramens indirectly, the United keeper remained undaunted, either catching the ball or punching it to safety.

Statistics show Everton won a staggering 10 corners, ten times United's tally! Moyes' team attempted 35 crosses compared to United's 6. However, only 5 of the hosts' crosses found a teammate. Ramens caught 2 of those and punched clear another 4.

Ramens secured a clean sheet, his third in Carrick's six games in charge, surpassing the two clean sheets in 16 games under previous manager Ruben Amorim.

"Personally, I think it's getting a bit excessive," Ramens said post-match. "Sometimes I couldn't even get to my goal line, having to stand behind it and find a way around. It's too much, but it's hard for the referee to see everything."

Both managers praised Ramens' performance after the game. Carrick called him exemplary, while Moyes described it as a resolute display that left Everton's corner routines, designed to unsettle the keeper, empty-handed. Perhaps Everton should have analyzed Ramens' strengths better, as dealing with crosses has been his standout trait since his youth days at Club Brugge.

In fundamental goalkeeping metrics, Ramens leads Premier League goalkeepers this season in prevented expected goals per 90 minutes, averting around 0.2 goals per game on average. Against Everton, that figure was 0.86, largely due to his save from Michael Keane's long-range effort in the 83rd minute.

When it comes to making spectacular saves, Ramens certainly can't be compared to De Gea. In 2011, De Gea's transfer fee was only £800,000 higher than Ramens', and he had already won the Europa League as a starter with Atlético Madrid. At Ramens' current age, De Gea was already a Premier League champion and Manchester United's Player of the Year voted by teammates and fans, on the cusp of becoming the star of "beautiful attack, De Gea in defense" and evolving into "Daddy De Gea."

But Ramens possesses reliable goalkeeping ability, like holding James Garner's free-kick in the first half against Everton or snuffing out Patrick George's late equalizing chance. It may not look difficult, but he held firm, denying rebound or corner opportunities, ensuring the score remained unchanged—exactly what United needs now.

An unstable goalkeeper, like Altay Bayındır at the start of the season, might have conceded and dropped two points under Everton's bombardment. Carrick stated: "Sena (Ramens) is a reliable, trustworthy goalkeeper. He calms situations down rather than causing chaos. Sena is sometimes quiet and humble, but he's determined. The composure and calmness he shows greatly helps the players in front of him."

Carrick dismissed the media's attempts to compare Ramens to Van der Sar, although Van der Sar himself praised the Belgian goalkeeper in a Sky Sports interview. Being Manchester United's goalkeeper already carries immense pressure; adding the burden of comparison with a legend is unnecessary.

Neville said years ago he would worry if his team's goalkeeper deliberately sought the spotlight. Ramens' predecessor, André Onana, was exactly that type, even venturing beyond the halfway line to direct teammates on attacking free-kicks. In contrast, Ramens is low-key and unassuming. On a recent trip to Manchester city center for a meal, his plain attire made him less conspicuous than an average passerby.

Onana was the first-choice goalkeeper during United's two worst seasons in 34 and 51 years. With Ramens now between the posts, United sits firmly in fourth place, with hopes of catching third-placed Aston Villa.

United's £18 million signing of Ramens after just one full season in Belgium is thanks in part to former Ferguson-era goalkeeping coach Tony Cotton, now a goalkeeping scout, who strongly recommended him. At the time, manager Amorim had wanted to sign Villa's Argentine international goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.

Statistics show Ramens has made no errors directly leading to a goal this season, while the goalkeeper with the most error-induced goals is precisely Martínez. Ten years older than Ramens, Martínez is also a theatrical keeper. He can be a trophy-winning hero in the Copa América and World Cup, but can also lose his head and make amateurish mistakes. Last season's final round saw Martínez sent off for fouling Højlund, Villa losing 0-2 to United and ultimately missing Champions League qualification.

Ramens' excellent reactions to aerial balls are closely linked to his love for basketball, where fighting for rebounds under the basket means battling tall, strong opponents! "I just try to stay calm and play my game," Ramens said. "I know I have this ability, otherwise I wouldn't be here. I have full confidence in myself, and the players and teammates around me give me great support. Being mentioned alongside Van der Sar is always pleasing."

Ramens speaks fluent English, discussing matters as calmly as he handles corners. In dealing with aerial balls, Ramens holds an advantage over De Gea. During his first 18 months at United, De Gea struggled badly with crosses. His Premier League debut was a disaster, forcing Ferguson to sacrifice Peter Schmeichel's advice, recalling how the latter once "complained like a pig."

On December 24, 2011, just before Ferguson's 70th birthday, a De Gea error led to a last-minute defeat by Blackburn, prompting the manager to drop him for reflection. Early the following season, De Gea erred again, failing to deal with a Fulham cross, resulting in a Vidic own goal.

But De Gea rose from those failures, becoming one of the world's best goalkeepers from 2014 to 2018. At his peak, he was not only capable of incredible saves but also precise distribution. In Van Gaal's "big circle" possession tactic, if the central midfielder (like Carrick) couldn't receive the ball, United's route forward was often De Gea's long kick aimed at Fellaini's chest or head.

Unfortunately, De Gea's confidence was shattered during the 2018 World Cup in Russia. As Spain's starting goalkeeper against Portugal, he conceded a hat-trick to Ronaldo, after which his confidence in handling the ball vanished, and his decline began.

Ramens will only be 24 next season, still young for a goalkeeper. His tenure at United could potentially surpass Schmeichel's 8 years and Van der Sar's 6. If he can produce more saves like De Gea's best, he could enter conversations with current world-class keepers like Donnarumma.

While commentating with Van der Sar, Carragher noted that a team cannot win titles without a top goalkeeper, whereas other positions can lack elite players and still succeed. One factor in Ferguson's success was his remarkable acumen in selecting goalkeepers. De Gea, Van der Sar, and Schmeichel combined guarded United's goal for 24 years, covering almost the entirety of the manager's reign.

In terms of shot-stopping, with De Gea in his prime, some of United's conceded goals this season might have been avoided, such as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's goal in the 0-1 loss to Everton, Marcus Tavernier's goal in the 4-4 draw with Bournemouth, and Brenden Aaronson's goal in the 1-1 draw with Leeds.

The Athletic rates Ramens as the most important signing of last summer's transfer window, while the British Daily Mail predicts he could be United's cornerstone for the next decade. Ramens has potential and time to develop into a top goalkeeper; without him, the Red Devils might not have secured Champions League qualification this season.