You never get a second chance to make a first impression, so the saying goes, and it seems the 28-year-old has taken that advice to heart.
The former Porto man was brilliant on his United debut – in a back five away to Paris Saint-Germain – and left a similarly memorable imprint with his first goalscoring effort for the club.
Fans were able to choose from 12 strikes in our GOTM poll, but Telles emerged as the clear winner, even beating contributions from serial winners Bruno Fernandes (the winner of last month’s award) and Cristiano Ronaldo.