MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim was impressed by his side’s willingness to suffer to secure a 3-2 win over Ipswich Town in the Premier League at Old Trafford.
United came from behind to lead 2-1 before Patrick Dorgu was sent off and Ipswich equalised late in the first half.
The visitors failed to capitalize on their player advantage throughout the second half, instead the hosts secured victory thanks to a goal from Harry Maguire to take the team further away from the relegation zone.
“Today I wasn’t disappointed. We controlled the game and from the first minute I could feel the players trying to play and we managed to score two goals
“The red card disrupted the rhythm a little but the fight shown by the fans really helped us collect the three points,” said Amorim.
Amorim seemed less than happy with the way young striker Alejandro Garnacho acted after being sent off as United wanted to strengthen their defence after Dorgu was sent off.
The Argentine headed straight to the dressing room, rather than joining his teammates on the bench.
“I’ll talk to Garnacho about it. You can ask me at the next press conference,” the operator said.
Jaden Philogene opened the scoring for Ipswich in the fourth minute, but United came back to equalise after visiting captain Sam Morsy had the ball into his own net in the 22nd minute.
Four minutes later Matthijs de Ligt put United ahead. Dorgu was sent off two minutes before half-time for a late challenge on Omari Hutchinson. Ipswich took full advantage to equalise through Philogene.
Maguire sealed United’s victory two minutes into the second half. United are now 14th on 33 points after 27 games.