Man Utd fans say it's 'time to liquidate' after spotting what happened during half-time of Ipswich game

There were a number of big talking points from an eventful Wednesday night at Old Trafford as 10-man Manchester United recorded a much-needed win over Ipswich Town.

Ruben Amorim's side secured all three points against their relegation-threatened opponents as goals from Sam Morsy [OG], Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire sealed a hard-fought 3-2 win.

It was an action-packed game, to say the least.

After new signing Patrick Dorgu was sent off following a studs-up challenge on Omari Hutchinson, Alejandro Garnacho walked straight down the tunnel having been replaced by Noussair Mazraoui.

Moments later, referee Darren England blew his whistle for half-time as fans inside Old Trafford reflected on an opening 45 minutes that featured four goals, a sending off and a rodent walking across the pitch.

A rat is seen on the pitch prior to Manchester United vs Ipswich Town. Image credit: Getty

That's right. Getty photographer James Gill captured a rat walking across the Old Trafford touchline before United conceded early on through Jaden Philogene, who pounced on a miscommunication between Patrick Dorgu and Andre Onana.

As the picture began to circulate on social media, footage from the stands soon emerged on social media, with a number of supporters being captured listening to Mark Goldbridge's live watchalong stream on YouTube.

Goldbridge, real name Brent Di Cesare, has built a huge following on a range of social media channels, including YouTube and X, formerly Twitter.

And a number of videos emerged of fans tuning in to hear his thoughts on Wednesday's first-half action, with one clip picking up more than one million views and a huge amount of engagement.

Image credit: X/@Vararse_

Here's how fans on social media reacted to the scenes.

One said: "1878 - 2025. We had a good run. It’s time to liquidate," and a second commented: "Im telling you, relegation is needed as an establishment."

A third wrote: "What’s the issue? He’s listening to a United fans opinion on the game so far at half time?"

A fourth said: "YouTube fan channels>>>TV and radio commentary," and a fifth added: "Imagine paying for a ticket to watch your team live just to pull up a Mark Goldbridge video at halftime."

Another big talking point from the game happened just before half-time, when Garnacho walked straight down the Old Trafford tunnel after being replaced.

In fact, after the full-time whistle, the Argentine took to social media to seemingly express his disappointment at being replaced, posting an image of himself looking disconsolate on his Instagram story.

Thoughts on the game? Let us know in the comments.