Rashford scored after 82 seconds for the Red Devils, but Ipswich were well deserving of a point at Portman Road
It was plainly too good to be true. Or to last. There were 82 seconds on the stadium clock when the Rúben Amorim era at was jump-started. The new manager had put his faith in Marcus Rashford in the number 9 role and it was United’s great enigma who scored to put them in charge. Rashford charged about in the early running, a point to prove.
Amorim did not have three fit specialist centre-halves – there were four out with injuries – and so it was the full-back, Mazraoui, on the right of the back three. Casemiro and Christian Eriksen in central midfield did not scream revolution. Or pace and intensity. There was no room at the outset for Manuel Ugarte.
The goal had been advertised; André Onana was busy in the United goal. He had pushed away a first-time hit from Sam Szmodics in the 11th minute but the big save came in the countdown to half-time as Ipswich raised the temperature. Leif Davies stepped inside Diallo with ease and he waited for the move of Liam Delap, putting the ball on a plate from him. Eight yards out, Delap put his foot through it only for Onana to throw out a big right hand, Schmeichel-style, to block.
Amorim asked Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho to swap sides in the number 10 roles. He got Luke Shaw on at left centre-half for his first football of the season, ordering him to stay close to Hutchinson. Ugarte replaced Casemiro.
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