Ruben Amorim unleashed Manchester United's new plan against Ipswich - and it almost worked

Ruben Amorim promised Manchester United fans would see "an idea" at Portman Road.

Amorim delivered on that promise and the fans who made the trip to East Anglia saw his plan up close for the first time, with United lining up in a 3-4-3 formation.

Erik ten Hag was criticised for failing to bring an identity to United but you didn't need a degree in football analytics to work out what Amorim was attempting against Ipswich Town.

Amad started as the right wing-back and Diogo Dalot started on the left. The positives and negatives of playing a winger as a wing-back were on show in the first half of the game, with Amad starring in the opening goal but being caught out defensively on another occasion.

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Amad did brilliantly to create Marcus Rashford's goal after just 80 seconds, bursting down the right and beating a man before crossing for Rashford.

The new system worked nicely in the opening exchanges. The wing-backs were particularly important as United looked to find Amad and Dalot whenever they won possession.

Alejandro Garnacho was on Dalot's side and Amorim was in the youngster's ear throughout the first half, dishing out instructions and reminding him of the nuances of his position.

It didn't take long to realise Amad's momentum hadn't been disrupted by the international break and he seemed to be excelling at right wing-back, a role he was playing for the first time in his career, until he was caught out by a ball over his head, which led to a huge Ipswich chance.

Amad mucked in defensively but his lack of experience in the role was exploited by Sammie Szmodics, who easily beat him in the box and picked