Manchester United had to go through 90 minutes of drama to beat Ipswich Town with a score of 3-2. Ruben Amorim’s troops won three important points to end the negative trend.
On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Manchester United hosted Ipswich Town at Old Trafford in the continuation of the 2024/2025 Premier League. The match was predicted to be tough, considering that Man United was currently immersed in a bad trend.
This time the two goals for the away team were scored by Jaden Philogene (4′, 45+2′). Man United then turned around to secure victory through Sam Morsy’s own goal (22′) and the actions of Matthijs de Ligt (26′) and Harry Maguire (47′).
These additional three points pushed Man United up to 14th place in the 2024/2025 Premier League standings with 33 points.
The match had just started and Man United immediately conceded. In the 4th minute, Drogu and Onana made mistakes in the back line. The ball was then stolen by Philogene who just had to push it into the empty goal. Goal! Score 0-1.
Conceding forced Man United to respond by increasing the pressure. In the 22nd minute, Man United equalized. Bruno’s free kick was deflected by Morsy into his own goal. Goal! Score 1-1.
In the 26th minute, Man United turned the score around. Again starting from Bruno’s pass. This time Dalot’s shot was blocked by Palmer, but the rebound was then pounced on by De Ligt. Goal! Score 2-1.
In the 43rd minute, a disaster for Man United. Dorgu was given a straight red card for a foul on Hutchinson. VAR confirmed that the referee’s decision was correct.
In the 45+2 minute, Ipswich equalized. Again because of a mistake by Man United’s back line. Philogene cut inside and shot into the far post. Goal! Score 2-2.
The match resumed and Man United immediately scored the third goal. 47th minute, corner kick scheme, Bruno’s high ball is met by Maguire’s hard header. Goal! Score 3-2.
Superior condition with 10 players on the field, Man United seemed to play more carefully after the third goal. 15 minutes passed. Amorim made a number of substitutions to strengthen the back line.
Ipswich had several opportunities to fight back, but Man United maintained its lead well. Until the 80th minute, Ipswich had released 10 attempts at shots.
Entering the last 10 minutes, Ipswich began to look frustrated. Man United played defensively to maintain its lead. The referee then blew the long whistle. Score 3-2.
