Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna has admitted there’s a real chance for him and his players to take advantage of Manchester United’s woes and get a historic result when the two sides meet at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
United have taken just 15 points from 15 Premier League matches under Amorim – winning four, drawing three and losing eight. Despite coming from behind to draw with Everton on Saturday, United remain winless in three in the league.
The Red Devils’ home form in particular has been abysmal, having won just two of their first seven games at Old Trafford under Amorim.
The Portuguese coach opened up about this in his press conference earlier today and said that before he took the job, he expected to win all his home matches. The 40-year-old also praised the fans for their relentless support as he called on his players to write a “new story.”
Ipswich’s visit to Old Trafford on Wednesday will be their first league visit since 2001 and ahead of the clash, McKenna – formerly a coach at United – spoke to reporters and said they have a chance to secure a good result.
McKenna remarked [via Manchester Evening News], “I haven’t followed it [United’s struggles] really, really closely, to be honest.”
“We’re so wrapped up in ourselves first and foremost, trying to work on improving every little detail on ourselves and then on the next opponent.”
“We played them in the manager’s first game, so that’s our clearest reference. There were some things that were good in the game for us and they showed their quality in some moments as well.”
“Of course, I know quite a few of the players on a more detailed level. Our players know pretty much all their players very, very well and we know that it’s going to be a big challenge. But we also feel that there’s an opportunity there to go and put in a really good performance.”
On United’s league position, McKenna noted, “I think it’s a surprise for anyone.”
“I don’t think anyone in football would say it’s anything other than that. I’m sure they’d want to be having a better season than they are.”
“I think it does show the competitiveness of the Premier League, that’s the truth of it. I think the margins to win games, whether it’s Man United in the last few months, we’ve seen it with Man City for spells of the season, we’ve seen it with Tottenham for spells of the season.”
United vs. Ipswich kicks off at 19:30 GMT.
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