Old Trafford played host to debuts for three of our four summer signings, with Noussair Mazraoui impressing from the start in defence, before being joined off the bench by Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee – as the latter capped his bow with the winning goal in our 1-0 victory over the Cottagers.
Zirkzee’s strike at the Stretford End, with just three minutes of the 90 remaining, sparked jubiliant scenes at the Theatre of Dreams, which only continued online after the final whistle and included reactions from some of our Reds on social media.
Zirkzee led the reactions on Instagram, posting the morning after the game, as he wrote: “Perfect start.