Ruben Amorim’s era at Manchester United began with a 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring for the Red Devils but his goal was canceled out by Omari Hutchinson late in the first half.
It was another match that showed where the Premier League giants can improve and what Amorim must do to make them better.
The new Man United manager tried all his attacking options during the match and got a feel for their strengths and weaknesses.
Rashford led the attack and he was supported by Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho.
Later in the match, Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee came on to try and win the match for the Red Devils, but their efforts could not produce the desired result for Man United.
Amorim discussed what his players could have done to achieve better results and one player in particular received some valuable advice from the coach.
The Man United boss wants Zirkzee to play an advanced role and be present in the box to get on the end of crosses.
“They want this, the players want this, they don’t know how to get it, that was my feeling,” Amorim told Sky Sports, as reported by Manchester World.
“You start to discover things you didn’t know like Garna, can hold the ball between the lines, you can understand that by seeing the plays because he’s always open so you try to find those things.
“Bruno Fernandes, he improved his game by playing close to the ball. So he can give us the long pass but you can’t put him there all the time because he wants the long pass all the time.
“At the end of the match we are around the area with two attackers, Josh (Zirkzee) must understand that he must enter the area for crosses. We do certain things, not at the right time. This is something we need to address.
Ruben Amorim’s Man United project will take time
After his first match in charge, Amorim realized he had a lot of work to do if he wanted to return Man United to the top of English football.
Players have struggled to perform consistently and they lack tactical knowledge when playing on the pitch.
Not only Zirkzee, but the midfielders as well as defenders are miles away from playing to their true potential. Amorim will need time to improve and it could be months before we see the results of his work behind the scenes.
