Ipswich Town vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Ipswich Town face Manchester United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Ipswich Town vs Manchester United
Conor Chaplin also comes on to add further threat in the final third, with Burns – another who has impressed in this game – the player withdrawn.
Ipswich Town vs Manchester United
Delap has come by far the closest to finding a winner for Ipswich, but comes off now for Ali Al Hamadi to see the game out.
Ipswich Town vs Manchester United
WIDE!!! Fernandes hits a United free-kick from 25 yards which he gets up and over the wall, but it whistles just past the far post and wide with Muric scrambling across in cover!
Ipswich Town vs Manchester United
OVER!!! Zirkzee is given space on the right-hand side of the box and goes for goal, but it's a dismal effort which sails a mile over the top and doesn't trouble Muric at all.
Ipswich Town vs Manchester United
Zirkzee forces an error from Davis which leaves the loose ball rolling back towards the corner flag, but Muric races out of his box and ends up hitting the linesman with his clearance!
Ipswich Town vs Manchester United
Fernandes drops deep to pick out Garnacho on the run, and after he beats Tuanzebe down the left, his ball from the byline flashes across the face of goal untouched!
Ipswich Town vs Manchester United
The Tractor Boys are looking to earn back-to-back wins in the competition for the first time since February 2002 – which also came following a 2-1 win over Tottenham – and efforts like that from Delap look to be their most likely source of a winning goal!
Ipswich Town vs Manchester United
WIDE!!! Delap links up with Hutchinson in the middle and gets the ball back to drive forward at goal. He lets fly from 20 yards, but his right-footed effort flashes wide!
Ipswich Town vs Manchester United
Ipswich's xG of 1.51 at present is already the third-most they've accumulated in a Premier League match this season.
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