• Marcus Rashford gave Manhester United the lead inside 80 seconds
  • Omari Hutchinson struck back for the hosts before the break
  • Amorim's side remain mired in mid-table

An impressive Ipswich Town spoiled Ruben Amorim's Manchester United debut, pegging the visitors back after a quick start to earn a deserved 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon.

Marcus Rashford finished off a swift, intricate attacking move inside the opening two minutes and that was about as good as it got for Amorim's outfit. Omari Hutchinson blasted Ipswich level before the break and the hosts had by far the better chances, with Manchester City academy graduate Liam Delap squandering two particularly golden opportunities to down his former rivals.

Amorim warned that it would take time to make an impact, but he will have to start winning soon if United hope to climb out of the mid-table mire.

How the game unfolded

Amorim's reign was 80 seconds old by the time Rashford stabbed United in front. Amad Diallo, starting as the right wing-back in United's new system, played a crisp one-two with Bruno Fernandes around a gaggle of befuddled blue shirts before driving to the byline and shovelling a cross into Rashford's stride.

Ipswich quickly regained their composure, growing in confidence with each pass intricately threaded between the red shirts.

Liam Delap was denied by Andre Onana from point-blank range before Hutchinson struck a deserved equaliser on the cusp of half-time. The hosts' slick interplay invariably involved their bow legged number ten, who soon proved that he boasted power as well as precision. Cutting onto his left foot on the edge of the box, Hutchinson curled the ball in a lazy loop into the top corner via a slight defection.

United were oddly passive for large swathes of Sunday's trip to Portman Road. Restricted to sporadic surges in transition, the visitors remained vulnerable to Ipswich's superior threat. Delap was thwarted once again from close range shortly after the restart and Conor Chaplin forced another superb stop from Onana late on.

Amorim's side created little of note throughout the second half and can count themselves fortunate to have emerged with a share of the spoils. That solitary point leaves United in a lowly 12th place, already 15 points adrift of league-leading Liverpool.