Ruben Amorim will talk to Alejandro Garnacho after the winger stomped down the tunnel on being sacrificed by the head coach following Patrick Dorgu’s red card in Manchester United’s 3-2 win against Ipswich. Darren England sent the wing-back Dorgu off for a 43rd-minute stamp on Omari Hutchinson after the referee consulted the pitchside screen. This prompted Amorim to introduce Noussair Mazraoui for Garnacho but the latter’s upset at the decision moved him to head straight for the dressing room. It is unclear if Garnacho reappeared for the second half.
When asked if he was unhappy with the Argentinian, Amorim referred to the falling-out with Marcus Rashford that caused his loan to Aston Villa in the winter window. “It was cold and wet, maybe?” Amorim said. “You are making a connection with Rashford, right? I know, I know. What I’m saying is I’m going to obviously talk with Garnacho about that. So I will talk about that if you want in the next press conference.”.
Both Garnacho and Rashford were initially dropped for the match‑day squad for the win at Manchester City in December, with Garnacho restored for the following trip to Tottenham. “We have to choose someone to go out, we have to think about set pieces also, so it was Garnacho,” the United manager said. “The thinking was we’d play more in the 5-3-1. I know that is a risk because you are taking one – maybe the only player who has one‑against‑one pace. But I felt the team was OK in controlling the game.”.
In a chaotic match at Old Trafford Ipswich took the lead through Jadon Philogene, before Sam Morsy’s own goal and Mathijs de Ligt’s finish gave United the lead. After Dorgu’s sending-off, in first-half added-time Philogene scored a second, before Harry Maguire’s 47th-minute winner.
Following news of further redundancies at the club, Amorim hailed the victory. “It is really important, well deserved. The fans’ support was amazing,” the Portuguese said. Sign up to Football Daily. Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football.
after newsletter promotion. “I have felt that since day one. They want to see the team fight to the end, no matter what the situation. We did that today. You feel the connection with the fans. All the things in the game were against us but we fought through that. It was a good win for us.”.
