"Make our team great again," read a banner in the Manchester United away end at kick-off against Ipswich. Simple, yet effective, advice for Ruben Amorim.

Amorim has taken over at a club where the expectation is higher than at any other club in world football.

You must win. If you don't then you are shown the door, like the six permanent managers before him.

As the first whistle blew to signal a new era at Portman Road for United, you could sense the anticipation in the away end. Football is about being able to dream. That brighter days could be around the corner.

Just look at Ipswich Town - this time two years ago, they were drawing 1-1 with Fleetwood Town in League One.

They have gone full Fleetwood to Hollywood.

And Amorim could not have scripted a better start as Marcus Rashford took just 81 seconds to send those hopes in the away end soaring.

United were back. Move over Man City.

But those 81 seconds were really as good as it got.

United did not take advantage of their perfect introduction.

The visitors were passive in midfield with the axis of Christian Eriksen and Casemiro overrun, creativity was low in forward areas and goalkeeper Andre Onana had to come to their rescue to grab a point as they drew 1-1. Sound familiar?

Amorim cut a frustrated figure in the dugout at times.

Ipswich comfortably won the expected goals battle 1.75 vs 0.81 as Liam Delap was thwarted by some world-class stops by United's player of the match in goal.

Gaining what was probably an undeserved point points to baby steps then, rather than a giant leap, but it is worth remembering Jurgen Klopp started with a dour 0-0 draw at Tottenham as Liverpool boss and Mikel Arteta drew his first Arsenal game 1-1 with Bournemouth.

Something to cling to, perhaps.