John Sivebaek had arrived from Vejle Boldklub during Ron Atkinson's tenure and it was his free-kick in a 1-0 victory over QPR that earned the first win of Ferguson's Old Trafford reign.
Remarkably, it turned out the only time the full-back scored for the club before he was sold to Saint-Etienne in 1987.
Inside United, the official club magazine, caught up with John to discover a bit more about his Reds credentials...
MY ARRIVAL
“It was a dream for me to sign for such a big club. United followed me for a year or so, from when I’d scored against Republic of Ireland [for Denmark].