Lehmann: I couldn’t think about it

After his return debut against Blackppol, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has admitted that he couldn’t afford to think too much when he was thrown into action.

The German was called into action when regular number one Manuel Almunia injured himself in the warmup.

Lehmann said: “I couldn’t really think about it, I couldn’t afford to be nervous.

“I loved playing football and when you finish it’s a little bit boring because you don’t have this adrenaline any more but that’s what came back to me. I’m quite happy about it.

“Sometimes life is about surprises. I don’t know [what happens next].

“If that’s my last game ever, I’m happy because we won. Let’s see.

“[The gap to United] is only four points if we win our game in hand. Look at me, you never know what’s going to happen in life.

“United have to play a lot of games in a lot of different competitions and I know from experience what that’s like. It’s exhausting.”