Ipswich - MU match schedule today: Waiting for the perfect debut of coach Amorim

Mr. Amorim was appointed by MU to replace coach Erik ten Hag in early November, but he could not immediately lead the team at Old Trafford. It was not until late November that this coach officially debuted for the "Red Devils".

Lịch thi đấu Ipswich - M.U hôm nay: Chờ màn ra mắt hoàn hảo của HLV Amorim- Ảnh 1. — Will MU players *(right)* help coach Amorim have a successful debut?

At the age of 39, Amorim becomes the youngest head coach of MU since Wilf McGuinness (31 years old) led the "Red Devils" in 1969. With an excellent record with Sporting Club (Portugal), the Portuguese coach is expected a lot from his new team. Tonight, Amorim hopes to achieve what his predecessors such as Erik ten Hag, Louis van Gaal or Sir Alex Ferguson have not done: win his first match as head coach of MU.

Coach Amorim's debut match will be an away match against newcomer Ipswich in round 12 of the Premier League. MU needs to win 3 points to improve their 13th position on the rankings. It is a fact that although they are ranked 13th, the gap between them and the 3rd ranked team, Chelsea, is only 4 points. The opportunity to finish the season in the top 4 is still there for the "Red Devils", if they play well in the rest of the season.

In the pre-match press conference, coach Amorim said: "As a coach, you have to choose the way the team plays. I always commit 100% that the team will play our way. If the players feel that I believe in the way I play from day one, then they will believe too. We need to adjust the positions of some players who were recruited to play in a different tactical system. Tonight, you will feel many changes in the arrangement of positions, the way the players receive the ball when looking at the starting lineup."

Meanwhile, despite being rated much lower than Tottenham, Ipswich caused a surprise when they won 2-1 in the previous round. Ipswich's surprise victory not only brought them their first win in the Premier League this season but also helped them escape the relegation zone and rise to 17th place, although Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers are very close behind.

In terms of head-to-head history, Ipswich remain the only Premier League team without a home win in the 2024-2025 season, and history is against them ahead of the match against MU. Specifically, the Red Devils have defeated Ipswich in all four of their most recent encounters, most recently a 3-0 victory in the 2015 English League Cup.

Speaking about this match, former England international Paul Merson commented: "MU will debut Ruben Amorim, they cannot lose this match, it will be a disaster. But if they win, people will think: It's just Ipswich, of course you have to win. This is definitely a difficult match for MU. I support them to win but I don't think it will be easy. Amorim will want to play with 3 defenders, this is a good match to test that. Although I feel MU will win Ipswich, the victory will only be by 1 goal. I predict a score of 2-1 in favor of MU".

With the advantages in hand, MU fans completely believe in the successful debut of coach Amorim in this match.