Ruben Amorim enjoyed a home debut to remember as his Manchester United side beat Everton 4-0 in his first Premier League match at Old Trafford.
Only THREE managers in Premier League history have won their first home match by a bigger winning margin. They are Sir Bobby Robson, Alan Curbishley and Peter Shreeves.
Robson had the best EVER home debut by a manager in the competition. He won his first home match as Newcastle manager by a remarkable 8-0 scoreline against Sheffield Wednesday after replacing Ruud Gullit in 1999.
Curbishley oversaw a 5-0 win over Southampton in his first home Premier League match as a manager, in August 1998. Curbishley wasn't newly-appointed, though, as this was after getting Charlton Athletic promoted the season beforehand.
Shreeves also oversaw a 5-0 win, for Sheff Wed against Bolton Wanderers in 1997, in his one match as caretaker manager between David Pleat leaving and Ron Atkinson starting as manager.
Biggest home debut wins by managers*
| Date | Match | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| 19/09/1999 | Newcastle 8-0 Sheff Wed | Bobby Robson |
| 22/08/1998 | Charlton 5-0 Southampton | Alan Curbishley |
| 08/11/1997 | Sheff Wed 5-0 Bolton Wanderers | Peter Shreeves* |
| 01/12/2024 | Man Utd 4-0 Everton | Ruben Amorim |
| 23/10/2022 | Aston Villa 4-0 Brentford | Aaron Danks* |
| 26/04/2014 | Man Utd 4-0 Norwich | Ryan Giggs* |
| 19/08/2013 | Man City 4-0 Newcastle | Manuel Pellegrini |
| 13/12/2008 | Sunderland 4-0 West Brom | Ricky Sbragia* |
| 17/08/2008 | Chelsea 4-0 Portsmouth | Felipe Scolari |
| 11/11/2007 | Spurs 4-0 Wigan | Juande Ramos |
*Interim managers
'A long way to go'
Man Utd are now unbeaten in their three matches since Amorim started as head coach, having also drawn 1-1 at Ipswich Town and beaten Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Europa League.
But Amorim says despite a promising start that has lifted Man Utd into the top half of the Premier League table, his team still have a long way to go.
"It was not pretty, I think, but we were pragmatic," Amorim said. "We did our job, which is to win, but you can feel we have a long way to go. You can feel, in the first minutes, that we are okay, and then Everton control a little bit the game. Then, in the right moments, we had the goals that changed the game a little bit. So you have to not just focus on the result but focus on the way the result appeared. We have so much to do but it's better to work with the victories. Let's focus on the performance more than results.
"We have a lot to do. If we take our time to do it, we will fight for every game like we did because, sometimes, we are not playing well but we defend - everybody together. I think this is an important point and it's very important in this club because I think our fans just ask for hard work and then, in the second moment, with time, they will ask for better football."
| Position Pos | Club | Played Pl | GD | Points Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
Bournemouth
BOU
|
18 | +6 | 29 |
| 7 |
Man City
MCI
|
18 | +4 | 28 |
| 8 |
Fulham
FUL
|
18 | +3 | 28 |
| 9 |
Aston Villa
AVL
|
18 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 |
Brighton
BHA
|
17 | +1 | 25 |
Rashford: We must meet his demands
Marcus Rashford scored two goals in Sunday's win, including one just 20 seconds into the second half. He says Amorim has already lifted the atmosphere around the club and that it is now down to Man Utd's players to meet his demands.
"The energy and the atmosphere speaks for itself," Rashford told BBC Match of the Day. "It is down to the players to create this in the stadium but the fans today... that is what we want to hear: Nothing but positivity and pushing the fans forward.
"He [Ruben Amorim] is definitely demanding but there's encouragement to bring your strengths into the game. That is when you get a really good team performance.
"Hopefully we can build on this and keep pushing. It's nothing to get overly excited by. We have to keep pushing every day to meet his demands."
