Regular contributor krishnamoorthy v is ready for chaos: “While Amorim could not have asked for a better first match, I am wondering what would be the state of Man U fans should United manage to blow this.”

“Yeah I’ve got hope, first impressions have gone down well with me,” writes Neil Carter.

“Performs well in front of the press, looks very much at ease and smiles, this is a huge part of football these days. Along with keeping the talent engaged and happy.

“The style of play seems set in stone and I’m interested to see how it goes, but the premier league being what it is (the hardest) I fear he may need a plan B or C if he’s gonna succeed.

“For now I’ll be watching and won’t be getting carried away one way or another.”

Ipswich make one change from the team that beat Spurs, Wes Burns replacing Ben Johnson. Jonny Evans, Christian Eriksen and Alejandro Garnacho are in for United – I presume Marcus Rashford will play centrally as Rasmus Højlund is on the bench. Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, all making their way back from injuries, could be called upon too.

The teams

Which was the one where you thought it was all going to be OK again? I thought it with Louis van Gaal, just after he’d taken the Netherlands to bronze at the World Cup. I guess I thought it with Mourinho, too. And then Solskjær when he had his honeymoon phase. Oh well.

Desperate for that sweet, sweet ‘Rise of Ruben Amorim’ content? Here you go:

Preamble