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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the first ever United player to score on his league debut after coming on as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford in August 1996. 

The Norwegian Super Sub announced his arrival with an equaliser. 

Italian teenager Federico Macheda repeated the feat in April 2009 with a sensational winner against Aston Villa. 

Now Anthony Martial has added his name to the list with his eye-catching goal against Liverpool. 

Solskjaer, at 23, embraced the pressure of his opening impact and went on to become an Old Trafford legend and famously a Champions League winning goal hero. 

Macheda lost his way.  He went on six loans and is now at Cardiff City. 

Now it is a question of how Martial builds on his stunning goal start. 

“He is off the mark now.  He has announced himself, everyone has seen it on the big stage.  It’s a good start for him.  I am sure his confidence will be sky high after that,” says Michael Carrick. 

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“It’s a good way to settle him and if that has raised expectation then so be it but that is part of the game. 

“It doesn’t get any better than that does it, coming in and coming on and scoring against Liverpool like that.  He has done well to get in that position and I thought the finish was terrific, how he just slotted it home, he was so calm and composed and you can’t ask for a better start

“It’s a lot of money, of course it is (United could shell out £58m in add ons eventually to Monaco).  I suppose time will tell, won’t it.  But to start like that you can’t really ask for more.” 

Martial’s out of the blue transfer deadline day move from Monte Carlo to Manchester but it initially did little to comfort those who felt the Reds were light up front. 

“For years it’s been midfield hasn’t it, people have been saying we haven’t got midfielders, there is always something you can pick on,” added Carrick. 

“I suppose you always want more and you want to improve all the time.  It’s just typical that Wayne has picked up a little injury and missed it, but we have won the game, won it well, so I suppose you can say we have still got options up front to come off the bench and Martial has made such an impact. 

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“I suppose you can say the future is bright

“The win against Liverpool was big for a lot of reasons really, coming off the back of the defeat at Swansea, you can look at it both ways - you can say it’s a good start and you can look at it and say we have dropped points, which we have so we are disappointed with that really but I think the win has given everyone a lift again.”