Rashford enters the record books

Marcus Rashford took little time in scoring the opening goal of the Ruben Amorim era, with his second-minute strike in the 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town.

The Academy product, starting up front, touched home Amad’s right-wing cross to hand us a flying start in Suffolk.

It was the fastest goal for any new United boss, in this regard, and the second time he has managed to enter the record books after also firing the maiden effort of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s tenure. It came five minutes into a thumping 5-0 win at Cardiff City, as the Norwegian initially took interim charge.

Two other Reds have managed this same feat, scoring the first goal for a new manager on two occasions.

The ever-dependable Lou Macari netted for both Dave Sexton and Ron Atkinson, against West Midlands duo Birmingham City and Coventry City respectively.

Wayne Rooney also scored, in 2014, during Ryan Giggs’s opener in caretaker charge, a win over Norwich City, and for the next appointment, Louis van Gaal, as Swansea were beaten on the opening day of the season.

Sir Matt Busby had two stints at the helm, with Jack Smith the man first on the mark for him, as we begin our focus in the post-War era (George Best did it in the second spell).

It took three games for a Sir Alex Ferguson side to find the net, with Danish defender John Sivebaek coming up trumps, with the only goal against Queens Park Rangers in 1986.

FIRST GOALS FOR BOSSES AND INTERIMS

Sir Matt Busby: Jack Smith v Accrington Stanley, 5/1/1946
Jimmy Murphy: Shay Brennan v Sheff Wed, 14/2/1958
Wilf McGuinness: Bobby Charlton v Crystal Palace, 9/8/1969
Sir Matt Busby: George Best v Middlesbrough, 5/1/1971
Frank O’Farrell: Denis Law v Derby, 14/8/1971
Tommy Docherty: Ted MacDougall v Leeds, 23/12/1972
Dave Sexton: Lou Macari v Birmingham, 20/8/1977
Ron Atkinson: Lou Macari v Coventry, 29/8.1981
Sir Alex Ferguson: John Sivebaek v QPR, 22/11/1986
David Moyes: Robin van Persie v Wigan, 11/8.2013
Ryan Giggs: Wayne Rooney v Norwich, 26/4/2014
Louis van Gaal: Wayne Rooney v Swansea, 16/8/2014
Jose Mourinho: Jesse Lingard v Leicester, 7/8/2016
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Marcus Rashford v Cardiff, 22/12/2018
Michael Carrick: Cristiano Ronaldo v Villarreal, 23/11/2021
Ralf Rangnick: Fred v Crystal Palace, 5/12/2021
Erik ten Hag: Mac Allister og v Brighton, 7/8/2022
Ruud van Nistelrooy: Casemiro v Leicester, 30/10/2024
Ruben Amorim: Marcus Rashford v Ipswich, 24/11/2024

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