United face Ipswich Town with the hosts badly in need of a win after a shock defeat in their opening game.
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- February 26, 2025: Man Utd 3-2 Ipswich (Premier League).
- November 24, 2024: Ipswich 1-1 Man Utd (Premier League).
- September 23, 2015: Man Utd 3-0 Ipswich (League Cup third round).
- April 27, 2002: Ipswich 0-1 Man Utd (Premier League).
- September 22, 2001: Man Utd 4-0 Ipswich (Premier League).
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However, the new campaign got off to the worst possible start for Carrick with a 2-0 defeat at newly-promoted Hull last weekend.
Meanwhile, Ipswich, who were also promoted from the Championship last season, got off to a dream start in their first game of the season, winning 2-1 at home to Sunderland.
Ipswich also saw off Leicester City 3-1 in the League Cup in midweek and will fancy their chances of springing an upset against the Red Devils.
A defeat for United would see them become the first team in Premier League history to start a season with back-to-back losses against promoted sides.
Carrick’s side gets early reality check at Hull.
United arrived in Hull on Saturday riding a wave of optimism that had not washed over Old Trafford for years. But they were ripped to shreds by the rampant Tigers as first-half goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy caused a shock at the MKM Stadium.
United were toothless in attack and inept at the back, a fatal combination that allowed promoted Hull to celebrate their return to the Premier League after a nine-year absence – and a first league win over United for 52 years.
He added: “It is one game. First game of the season. It is disappointing enough, it hurts, of course it does.
New United signing Baleba out for three weeks.
Carrick said Carlos Baleba will be unable to make his Manchester United debut for about three weeks due to an ankle injury, but that he is excited by the Cameroonian’s “massive potential”.
But United could have to wait until October to see Baleba in action as he faces a race against time to return before a three-week international break next month.
Ipswich earn cathartic win in first game of season.
Jack Clarke’s late strike secured a cathartic victory last Saturday for Ipswich Town, whose 2-1 win over Sunderland underscored the club’s desire to shake off the memories of a dismal 2024-25 Premier League campaign.
Ipswich won only once after December 2024 as their return to the top flight following two decades in the lower tiers ended in a 19th-place finish and relegation back to the Championship.
But the club earned another promotion last season, and marked their return to the big time with a victory that drew an emotional response from the roaring crowd at Portman Road.
Ipswich won only once at Portman Road in the 2024-25 Premier League campaign, which started with a 10-game winless streak.
But the stadium has been hard to breach for visitors in the last year, with Ipswich unbeaten in home league games since October 2025.
The Opta supercomputer has made Manchester United the favourites, with a win probability of 66. 4 percent. Ipswich were given a 15. 3 percent chance of winning, while a draw was estimated at a likelihood of 18.
The two clubs only faced each other for the first time in 1958 and have now played 59 times, with United winning 30 games, Ipswich winning 19, and 10 matches ending as draws.
Ipswich have not beaten United since 1997, when the Tractor Boys shocked Alex Ferguson’s Red Devils 2-0 in the third round of the League Cup.
What happened the last time the two clubs met.
Harry Maguire’s header earned 10-man Manchester United a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town in February 2025, a victory that pulled then manager Ruben Amorim’s struggling side clear of the Premier League relegation zone.
Amorim had endured a miserable time since joining the club the previous November, especially at home, with more Old Trafford pain on the cards after woeful defending let Jaden Philogene in for Ipswich’s early opener.
United responded well, however, and turned the match on its head as an own goal from Ipswich captain Sam Morsy and Matthijs de Ligt’s close-range finish put the hosts in front after 26 minutes.
The game swung again when United defender Patrick Dorgu was sent off two minutes before the break for a late lunge on Omari Hutchinson and the 10 players conceded almost immediately, with Philogene again the Ipswich scorer.
With the visitors having all the second half to make their numerical advantage count, it was Maguire who settled the match just after the interval to earn United the win.
Baleba, Amad Diallo, Tom Heaton, Matthijs de Ligt, Mason Mount and Manuel Ugarte are all set to miss United’s first home match of the season through injuries, with Ugarte potentially out until next season with a torn knee ligament.
The Tractor Boys have fewer injury concerns than United, although Azor Matusiwa and Florentino Luis are unavailable.
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