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Sir Alex Ferguson – Oxford (A) 0-2, 1986
The Scot was appointed as Atkinson’s successor but there was no sign of the incredible success that was to follow in his opening game at Oxford United’s Manor Ground. John Aldridge (penalty) and Neil Slatter notched the goals for the home side in a game to forget for the Reds as the rebuilding task on the new man’s hands became obvious. Frank Stapleton did hit the bar but United were unable to even provide a goal for the boss in the dugout.
David Moyes – Swansea (A) 4-1, 2013
Another Scotsman was charged with replacing the irreplaceable in Sir Alex and already had a trophy to his name, the Community Shield after a win over Wigan Athletic, when overseeing his first league game. It went well in Wales with the champions racking up a 4-1 triumph over Swansea City. Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck both scored twice, to overshadow the speculation surrounding the future of Wayne Rooney. Wilfried Bony replied for the hosts and the season certainly did not go to plan afterwards for United.
Louis van Gaal – Swansea (H) 1-2, 2014
Our first Dutch boss had enjoyed an excellent pre-season but the expected positive start fell flat at Old Trafford. This time, Swansea emerged victorious to spring an opening-day shock. Ki Sung-yueng’s goal was cancelled out by Rooney, who acrobatically found the back of the net, only for Gylfi Sigurdsson to restore the Welsh side’s advantage. It was a first home defeat in a league opener for the club since 1972.
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