Ruben Amorim’s debut at Manchester United versus Ipswich Town ended in a 1-1 draw in the 2024/2025 Premier League match week 12 held at Portman Road, Sunday (11/24/2024).
Man United took the lead thanks to Marcus Rashford’s quick goal at the start of the match. Ipswich equalized through Omari Hutchinson’s beautiful shot at the end of the first half.
Thanks to this result, Man United rose to 12th place in the standings with 16 points. Meanwhile, Ipswich is still struggling in the relegation zone and is now ranked 18th with 9 points.
Check out the full match summary below.
The match had only been going on for two minutes, Man United had already managed to open the lead. Amad Diallo’s sprint on the right side ended with a crossing that Rashford was able to score a goal.
Ipswich tried to respond immediately. Unfortunately, a number of golden opportunities obtained by the hosts still failed to produce goals because of Andre Onana’s extraordinary performance under the crossbar.
Ipswich’s hard work finally paid off in the 43rd minute. Hutchinson’s curling shot hit Noussair Mazraoui and went into the top corner into a goal that Onana could not anticipate.
Returning from the locker room, Man United dominated possession. However, Amorim’s team still had difficulty creating dangerous opportunities in the home team’s defense area.
On the other hand, Ipswich relied more on counterattacks while continuously putting tight pressure on the visiting team’s possession.
There were no goals scored by either team throughout the second half. The final score of this match was a 1-1 draw.
Andre Onana deserves to be chosen as the best player from the Ipswich Town vs Manchester United duel.
Onana performed extraordinarily in this match. The goalkeeper from Cameroon was recorded as making five saves, and all of them could be said to be crucial saves.
One of the most brilliant saves made by Onana in this match was when he successfully blocked Liam Delap’s close-range shot at the end of the first half.
In addition to the five saves, in this match Onana was also recorded as making eight ball recoveries.