Ruben Amorim’s preference for a back three and how it would work dominated the build-up to the game against Ipswich Town and it was a cross from wing-back Amad Diallo that set up Marcus Rashford to give the Portuguese an ideal start.

Despite the stalemate, there were some stand-out performances and manager Ruben Amorim heaped praise on Amad Diallo, who was ‘very good’ and improved ‘so much defensively’.