Manchester United will bounce back and ‘destroy’ Ipswich, predicts Patrice Evra (Picture: Kick) Patrice Evra has backed Manchester United to rally after their opening-day defeat at Hull to ‘destroy’ Ipswich this weekend. A dramatic end-of-season resurgence under Michael Carrick had United fans feeling positive ahead of the new campaign, with the club qualifying for the Champions League for the first time since 2023/24. That sense of optimism quickly turned to frustration and despair, though, as Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy scored a pair of unanswered goals to ensure Hull secured all three points against United on their return to the Premier League. The Red Devils ended the game with 71 per cent of the possession but could only muster a total of five shots on target, with Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbuemo and Bruno Fernandes all denied by Konstantinos Tzolakis at MKM Stadium. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Carrick’s men have the perfect opportunity to respond versus another of the league’s new boys in Ipswich on Sunday afternoon – and they will be desperate to right their wrongs after a nightmare start to the new season. Ipswich may well be tasting another upset heading into the contest after coming out on top in their two opening matches against Sunderland and Leicester in the Premier League and Carabao Cup respectively. But when asked for his prediction during a live stream on Kick, former United full-back Evra replied: ‘I think Manchester United will destroy Ipswich. Hull stunned United with a 2-0 victory on their Premier League return (Picture: Getty) Carrick cut a frustrated figure on the touchline at MKM Stadium (Picture: Getty) ‘But I think they’re going to suffer in the first half, then they are going to beat Ipswich 3-1. ‘I don’t see United losing this second game but also it’s a really tricky and dangerous game so I’m not going arrogant. ‘When I say they have to win 3-1 it’s because if we even draw, imagine the noise.’ {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Carrick reflects on disappointing start as Man United lose to Hull","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/08\/22\/3200761093652133798\/480x270_MP4_3200761093652133798.mp4","description":"Press conference with Manchester United manager Michael Carrick following their 2-0 loss to Hull City at the MKM Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.","duration":"T6M44S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/22\/16\/110791853-0-image-m-13_1787413415956.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-22T16:42:41+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); According to Evra, the amount of ‘noise’ when United win or lose just goes to show that the Red Devils remain a ‘big club’. ‘That’s when you know it’s still a big club, when United lose it’s like all the world is just talking about it,’ he added. ‘When they win, when they lose, it’s the same. Even people forget about the other results. Evra is considered one of the finest left-backs in Premier League history (Picture: Getty) ‘Some other teams, I don’t understand why we don’t talk about Brighton, their performance, we talk about United because we lost against Hull. ‘They are against the world. It has to be a win. If we don’
