Manchester United defender Patrick Dorgu given brutal reality check vs Ipswich Town

Patrick Dorgu had made a good start to his time at Manchester United but his first-half performance against Ipswich Town was a brutal reality check. Dorgu made a mistake for Ipswich's first goal and he was shown a red card just before the interval after a horror challenge on Omari Hutchinson.

Dorgu looked desperate to atone for the mistake he made for Jaden Philogene's opener. It was no surprise to see him sent off after an unnecessarily lengthy VAR review and he was applauded by the Stretford End as he trudged off the pitch.

The mix-up between Andre Onana and Dorgu for Ipswich's first goal was awful, and Dorgu was the most culpable after failing to recognise his goalkeeper was coming to collect the ball.

Philogene tapped into an empty net and Ipswich's fans taunted United with chants of 'Kieran McKenna, he left because you're s***', but it didn't take long for United to respond thanks to a Sam Morsy own-goal.

Dorgu looked relieved and United soon went 2-1 up thanks to Matthijs de Ligt, although that didn't seem enough for him to forget about his earlier mistake, as his challenge on Hutchinson was rash and the type of tackle made by a young player who was desperate to prove a point.

Anyone can make a bad challenge, of course, but the inexperience of Dorgu showed because he didn't need to make the tackle. United had completed a turnaround after his error, they were heading into half-time with a one-goal lead and Dorgu's sending off shifted the momentum.

Dorgu looked crestfallen as referee Darren England gave him his marching orders, but he could have no complaints and Ipswich made it 2-2 just moments after he left the pitch.

The 20-year-old will learn from his sending off and become a better payer for it. Dorgu needed to