Fernandes hat-trick helps Man Utd recover to beat Ipswich
BySimon StoneChief football news reporter at Old Trafford
Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick and nearly added a brilliant fourth as Manchester United came from behind to beat Ipswich.
Here’s how I rated the players, and how you rated them.
Senne Lammens: Stood firm and came out on top as Enciso charged at him. Out of his area to control and lay off a pass to Shaw at one point. 8
Diogo Dalot: So close to a rare goal with a curling left-footed effort. Defensively solid. 7
Harry Maguire: Reliable presence at the heart of the home defence, then got lucky with the deflection, otherwise his ‘goal’ might have been ruled out. 8
Lisandro Martinez: Experience vital on a day when the home side might have buckled. Mistake for Ipswich’s late goal. 6
Luke Shaw: A difficult day for the England full-back. Struggled to deal with Fatawu. 5
Kobbie Mainoo: Restored to the starting line-up and good as ever on the ball. But United’s midfield struggled to cope with Ipswich running at them. 6
Youri Tielemans: Still to find form in a Man Utd shirt. Went down too easily in the penalty area. Not secure defensively. 5
Bryan Mbeumo: Held his wide position and threatened with crosses and short passes. Unlucky Rashford’s cross was deflected as he hit the bar from close range. Got his goal at the end. 6
Bruno Fernandes: Hat-trick hero. Sensational performance from the captain. Thunderous equaliser, kept his nerve with the penalty after two pre-season failures and calm third. Almost scored an outrageous fourth from halfway. 10
Marcus Rashford: First league start for Man Utd since December 2024. Got on the ball often enough and ran at the visitors’ defence. Almost created a goal for Mbeumo. 7
Matheus Cunha: Began through the middle again and alternated with Fernandes as the furthest player forward. Decent. 7
Subs:
Leny Yoro (on 72, Dalot): 6
Noussair Mazraoui (on 72, Shaw): 6
Benjamin Sesko (on 79, Cunha): 6
Patrick Dorgu (on 79, Rashford): 7
Andrey Santos (on 79, Mainoo): 6
Subs not used: Darlow, Zirkzee, Heaven, Lacey
Kjell Scherpen: Superb save to deny Dalot the opener and crucial touch to deny Mbeumo an easy finish. No chance with the equaliser. 8
Dara O’Shea: Robust defensive display and did well, until Fernandes took control. 6
Issa Diop: Lot of scrambling defence for the former West Ham man but coped OK for the most part and talked the Ipswich rearguard through the game. 6
Jacob Greaves: Composed on the ball and held his position, not getting drawn out when Cunha dropped deep. Probably lacked a bit of class at this level. 6
Leif Davis: Superb pass inside Dalot to release Maeda created one good chance for the visitors. Precise execution for his goal and might have had another. 8
Marcelino Nunez: Busy, in front of defence, wants to get on ball and slot in between centre-halves. Disastrous slip at just the wrong time let Man Utd in for crucial equaliser. 6
Sasa Lukic: Excellent addition to Ipswich ranks. Had the game nous to halt the home side’s momentum, even at the expense of a yellow card. 7
Abdul Fatawu: Skinned Shaw close to the touchline and then had the awareness to pick out a team-mate as Ipswich took the lead. Booked for a poor tackle on Mbeumo but overall really good. 7
Julio Ensico: Held off Shaw and Mbeumo on length-of-field run but no reward as effort lacked power. A real threat. 8
Daizan Maeda: Good early raid down the left was early sign of Ipswich intentions. Shot from angle of area threatened home goal. 7
Emersonn: Tried use his size to pin Maguire and Martinez back and relished the physical tussle with the England man. 6
Subs:
Chuba Akpom (on 46, Emersonn): 7
Exequiel Palacios (on 62, Nunez): 6
Darnell Furlong (on 72, Maeda): 6
Abdoul Ouattara (on 73, Lukic): 5
Kasey McAteer (on 83, Fatawu): 5
Subs not used: Walton, Kipre, Egeli, Clarke
Number: 8 Bruno FernandesAverage rating 8.76
8.76- Manchester United (active)
- Ipswich Town
Number: 8 Bruno FernandesAverage Rating: 8.76Number: 37 K. MainooAverage Rating: 7.28Number: 9 M. RashfordAverage Rating: 7.02Number: 19 B. MbeumoAverage Rating: 7.02Number: 1 S. LammensAverage Rating: 7.00Number: 10 Matheus CunhaAverage Rating: 6.90Number: 5 H. MaguireAverage Rating: 6.74Number: 18 Y. TielemansAverage Rating: 6.32Number: 13 P. DorguAverage Rating: 6.26Number: 2 Diogo DalotAverage Rating: 6.20Number: 15 L. YoroAverage Rating: 6.15Number: 6 L. MartínezAverage Rating: 6.04Number: 3 N. MazraouiAverage Rating: 6.00Number: 17 Andrey SantosAverage Rating: 5.99Number: 30 B. ŠeškoAverage Rating: 5.79Number: 23 L. ShawAverage Rating: 5.67Back to team tabsNumber: 10 J. EncisoAverage Rating: 6.27Number: 7 A. FatawuAverage Rating: 6.00Number: 37 K. ScherpenAverage Rating: 5.98Number: 3 L. DavisAverage Rating: 5.90Number: 38 D. MaedaAverage Rating: 5.65Number: 26 D. O’SheaAverage Rating: 5.56Number: 6 I. DiopAverage Rating: 5.50Number: 29 C. AkpomAverage Rating: 5.44Number: 23 S. LukićAverage Rating: 5.41Number: 19 EmersonnAverage Rating: 5.36Number: 32 M. NúñezAverage Rating: 5.30Number: 2 D. FurlongAverage Rating: 5.14Number: 25 E. PalaciosAverage Rating: 5.10Number: 24 J. GreavesAverage Rating: 5.09Number: 42 A. OuattaraAverage Rating: 5.08Number: 20 K. McAteerAverage Rating: 5.04Back to team tabs
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