{"id":1483066,"date":"2026-08-30T18:27:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1483066"},"modified":"2026-08-30T18:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T17:27:53","slug":"post-match-analysis-man-utd-vs-ipswich-30-08-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-man-utd-vs-ipswich-30-08-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd vs Ipswich stats and analysis: Bruno Fernandes inspires as scoreline flatters Red Devils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Manchester United<\/a> sealed their first points of the 2026\/27 Premier League<\/a> season with a 5-2 comeback win over Ipswich Town<\/a> on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a miserable opening-day defeat to Hull City, the Red Devils once again found themselves behind against a newly promoted side, with Ipswich left-back Leif Davis opening the scoring on 29 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ipswich pushed United for most of the first half, but the hosts dragged themselves level in the 40th minute, with Bruno Fernandes applying the finish after Matheus Cunha broke away courtesy of an unfortunate Marcelino Nunez slip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The floodgates opened in the second half, with a Jacob Greaves own goal and a Fernandes penalty — conceded by Greaves — taking the game away from Ipswich. Fernandes then applied some gloss to the result, sealing his hat-trick in the 68th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Ipswich already well out of the fight, Bryan Mbeumo rounded off United’s scoring with a lobbed finish after latching on to a sensational Fernandes pass. However, Ipswich still had time to profit from a Lisandro Martinez mistake, with Enciso dispossessing the Argentine and setting up Chuba Akpom for an open-net finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bruno Fernandes drags Man Utd off the ground<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Where would Manchester United be without Bruno Fernandes? Gary Neville named him the club’s ‘greatest signing of the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era’ in his commentary for Sky Sports, and he proved why here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Portuguese midfielder enters the campaign fresh from setting the Premier League assist record. However, it was his finishing that dazzled the Old Trafford crowd on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fernandes applied three ice-cold finishes to drag his side out of the dirt here, doing so from seven shots attempted as he led Michael Carrick’s side from the front. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bruno Fernandes has now scored as many hat-tricks for Manchester United as Cristiano Ronaldo (3).

The \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 effect. https:\/\/t.co\/SbvaDUWnba<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/10ASMZu8on<\/a><\/p>— Squawka (@Squawka) August 30, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>