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Fernandes fires hat-trick as Manchester Unitedfight back to thrash Ipswich

To follow the claiming of both the major footballer of the year awards by scoring a hat-trick in Manchester United’s first home game was some Bruno Fernandes act, and points to an intent to continue his stellar form of last season.

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Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford30 Aug 2026, 05:46 pmUpdated 2d ago1 min readSportsGlobal

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Fernandes fires hat-trick as Manchester United fight back to thrash Ipswich

Ipswich came to scythe through Michael Carrick’s side via the pace of Julio Enciso, Issa Diop and Daizen Maeda, and when Leif Davis gave them a 29th-minute lead victory looked on. However, the contest turned with Marcelino Núñez’s slip as the break neared. Suddenly Fernandes was rifling in a left-foot bullet and from this point on United cuffed Gary O’Neil’s team aside.

Ipswich came to scythe through Michael Carrick’s side via the pace of Julio Enciso, Issa Diop and Daizen Maeda, and when Leif Davis gave them a 29th-minute lead victory looked on. However, the contest turned with Marcelino Núñez’s slip as the break neared. Suddenly Fernandes was rifling in a left-foot bullet and from this point on United cuffed Gary O’Neil’s team aside.

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Source: The Guardian · Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford. Published 30 Aug 2026, 05:46 pm.

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