Ipswich Town CEO and chairman Mark Ashton is looking forward to having the ‘eyes of the world’ on the club as Manchester United visit Portman Road on Sunday (4:30pm).

The Blues are back in action after securing their first win of the Premier League season before the international break, winning 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur.

They will look to take three points at Portman Road this weekend as they host the Red Devils in Ruben Amorim’s maiden game in charge, a match that will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Super Sunday and will be broadcast around the world due to the global interest in the visitors and their new manager.

For Ipswich, it gives them the opportunity to play against one of the most successful teams in the history of the sport while being watched by millions of football fans around the world, something which Ashton believes can only be a positive.

Asked about the clash on TalkSPORT, he chuckled: “Yeah, a little team in red from up north somewhere.

“Our opening game of the season was Liverpool at home. We thought that was big. We then went away to Man City in the second game. We thought that was big.

“This is going to be huge. The eyes of the world are upon us on and off the pitch.

“It’s a chance for us to be the best version of ourselves and show Ipswich as a club, a town and a community to the world. That’s the platform that the Premier League gives you.

“I’m also buzzing for Kieran [McKenna] to be given the opportunity to pit his wits against his former club.”