Ruben Amorim had to settle for a point in his first game as Manchester United manager as the Red Devils were held to a 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town on Sunday.

United’s new era could hardly have started better, as Marcus Rashford opened the scoring with just two minutes on the clock. Amad Diallo played a neat one-two with Bruno Fernandes on the right flank before skipping past two Ipswich players and into the penalty area, then raising his head to find Rashford, who sneaked in ahead of Ipswich goalkeeper Ari Muric to to poke at home.

However, it was not supposed to be the start of something special. United struggled to create any more chances in the first half, apart from an Alejandro Garnacho effort that flashed past Muric’s far post, and they had Andre Onana to thank for maintaining their lead. The Cameroonian goalkeeper made two crucial saves, including a miraculous shoulder block from close range to deny Liam Delap as Ipswich grew in confidence.

The hosts got the equalizer they deserved two minutes before half-time, with Omari Hutchinson given far too much space to fire on the edge of the box by a lethargic Casemiro, and a friendly deflection off the leg of Noussair Mazraoui helped the ball into the top. corner of United’s net. Ipswich continued that momentum in the second half, when Delap came close again with a clever tap at the near post, only for Onana to keep him at bay again. United then responded well, but Garnacho and Fernandes missed good opportunities before Ipswich took the lead again.

As the clock slowed down, it became clear that this was not going to be United or Amorim’s day, and Ipswich were unlucky not to take all three points in the end. The result means the Red Devils are still languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table, and the new manager still has a lot of work to do in the coming weeks to turn their fortunes around.

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