Ruben Amorim hails Man Utd player who did 'a great job' in Ipswich draw

Ruben Amorim warned Manchester United will be forced to “suffer for a long period” after he began his reign in charge with a frustrating draw – and hailed goalkeeper Andre Onana after a pair of fantastic saves.

Marcus Rashford gave Amorim the perfect start with a goal after 80 seconds, but United had to settle for a point after Omari Hutchinson’s stunning equaliser for Ipswich.

Amorim, who has changed United’s formation and way of playing, claimed it will take time for his methods to become second nature for the players and warned of some tough moments ahead.

Onana made two world-class saves and Amorim said: “I think that was clear for everyone to see. He saved us two times at least. He did a great job.”

He added: “I know it’s frustrating for the fans, but we are changing so much in this moment, with a lot of games.

“We are going to suffer for a long period and we will try to win games. This will take time, but I know we have to win games.

“So we start now, we risk a little bit, we suffer a little bit and in the next year we will be better at this point, so we have to risk it a little bit.

“We could have won and we could have lost, were it not for Andre Onana, so we have to understand that and be pragmatic, in that these guys had two days to train and change so much.

“What I understood today is that they are trying, they are really trying. They stayed in the positions, they received information and they tried to use it in the game – that is very important.

“Even in the difficult moments, I felt that they were doing the things that we said for them to do.”

Amorim claimed his players were “thinking too much” about what to do on the pitch, with the switch to a 3-4-3 formation and so much to process about the new system.

“My players were thinking too much in the game,” said Amorim. “We had just two days altogether and we need more. It was a tough match and we lost some balls without pressure.

“When you start like this, you have to control the ball. We cannot do it at the moment, but they really, really tried. They are really trying and they want this.

“We have to address the new ideas now and try to be better for the next stage.”