ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, sˈɛnɪkˌɑːv ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə mˈɑːskoʊ, hˌævɪŋ ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐn ˈɔfɚ fɹʌm lˈɑːkəmˌoʊɾɪv, ɐ tˈiːm fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ hiː wɛnt ˌɔn tə mˌeɪk mˈoːɹ ðɐn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz ɪn ˈɔːl kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃənz.
In 2000, Sennikov returned to Moscow, having accepted an offer from Lokomotiv, a team for which he went on to make more than 200 appearances in all competitions.