The Portuguese was presented with a near perfect start by his new players, when Amad crossed for Marcus Rashford to stab home his fifth of the season within two minutes.
But Ipswich levelled just before half-time, via a smart strike from outside the area by Omari Hutchinson.
Amorim made a raft of changes throughout the second half, but United were unable to find the winner that would have handed our new boss three precious Premier League points.
FIRST HALF – REDS PEGGED BACK
Had Amorim dreamed of the perfect start when he fell to sleep last night, he could scarcely have conceived of anything better than the move which led to Marcus Rashford's opening goal in just the second minute.