- Ruben Amorim was interviewed after Man United’s 1-1 draw with Ipswich
- Ed Sheeran interrupted and the Portuguese manager was left unimpressed
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Ruben Amorim’s first post-match interview as Manchester United head coach was awkwardly interrupted by Ed Sheeran.
United, under the management of Amorim for the first time, made a dream start at Ipswich and were in front within 80 seconds of the kick-off courtesy of Marcus Rashford’s fifth goal of the season.
But Kieran McKenna‘s men responded superbly to going behind and they forced multiple saves out of Andre Onana before Omari’s Hutchinson superbly picked out the top corner from more than 20 yards.
A seemingly frustrated Amorim was being interviewed pitchside by Sky Sports after the 1-1 draw at Portman Road when Sheeran made an appearance.
The pop star came over to greet pundit Jamie Redknapp and then said: ‘I don’t think he (Amorim) wants to speak to me’.
The new United head coach was left unimpressed as he shook his head, with Sheeran then adding, ‘I love being back in the Premier League‘.
Ruben Amorim’s first post-match interview as Man United boss was interrupted by Ed Sheeran
The pop star came over to greet Jamie Redknapp while Amorim was speaking about his team
The Portuguese manager (left) was unimpressed, with the interview resuming shortly after
The Ipswich part-owner then farewelled Redknapp after promising to come back on air, and the interview with Amorim resumed.
Fans on social media were left fuming as they slammed Sheeran for being ‘rude’.
One said: ‘I’m honestly a bit aghast at how rude that was from Ed Sheeran. Amorim should have told them all to get f*****.’
Another United fan posted on X: ‘Imagine letting a pop star interrupt an interview with a coach. Gets his face on the screen every Ipswich game’.
A third added: ‘Amateur hour, totally unprofessional and may i say a tad disrespectful when interviewing a manager.’
Sheeran is officially a member of the team at Portman Road, having bought a minority stake (1.4%) in his beloved club in August.
The Shape of You singer has attended multiple matches so far this season.
He was at Ipswich’s first game of the campaign – a 2-0 defeat by Liverpool – although he had to leave at half-time in order to get to a gig in Serbia.
But Sheeran was able to stay for the full 90 minutes when Ipswich recorded their first league win of the season by beating Tottenham in London earlier this month.
Ahead of Sunday’s game, Sheeran visited a new mural that was recently created in his honour.
The artwork, painted on the side of a building on Sir Alf Ramsey Way near Portman Road, features two images of Sheeran.
One of the images shows Sheeran and a young boy and the other shows him as he looks now.
In both of the images, Sheeran is wearing Ipswich kit, while the artwork is accompanied by the words: ‘Tractor Boy’.