Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his Manchester United debut away at Bournemouth to make it a winning start to the Jose Mourinho era.
Much like he did at previous clubs Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan and Juventus, the Swedish striker fired home on his first appearance to put United well in command.
That strike came after earlier goals from Juan Mata and skipper Wayne Rooney as, despite conceding to an Adam Smith drive 20 minutes from time, it proved to be a comfortable afternoon on the South Coast for the Red Devils who claimed an opening-day 3-1 victory.
Relive how the 90 minutes of action unfolded with Sports Mole's live text coverage below.
BOURNEMOUTH XI: Boruc, A Smith, Francis, S Cook, Daniels, Surman, Arter, L Cook, Ibe, King, Wilson
MANCHESTER UNITED XI: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw, Fellaini, Herrera, Mata, Rooney, Martial, Ibrahimovic
BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Federici, B Smith, Ake, Gosling, Gradel, Grabban, Afobe
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Romero, Rojo, Carrick, Schneiderlin, Memphis, Mkhitaryan, Rashford
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Eddie Howe: "I think Zlatan will probably play. He's a real talent, it's great to see him here, but we don't want to be in awe of him, we want to keep him quiet. You can pick any one in United's team and they will be a threat, even the full-backs, [Antonio] Valencia and [Luke] Shaw. We are well aware of the test we have. Hopefully we give as good as we get."
Jose Mourinho: "First of all, I didn't buy them. I don't have enough money to pay that amount. So credit to the club, credit to the potential that the club has, not just financially but also what the club means for the world of football to attract players. I think I gave a contribution because I was very objective. I think some managers, they have doubts."
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BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Federici, B Smith, Ake, Gosling, Gradel, Grabban, Afobe
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Romero, Rojo, Carrick, Schneiderlin, Memphis, Mkhitaryan, Rashford