Manchester United: Every opening day match of the last decade

2014

Manchester United 1:2 Swansea City

Manchester United v Swansea City - Premier League 2014

David Moyes was sacked in the business end of the 2013 season with United sitting 7th in the table and failing to qualify for the Champions League. Not only was that unacceptable for a club of Manchester United's standing but they were 13 points adrift of Arsenal at 4th.

The rot had set in and new manager Louis van Gaal had been signed to reverse the tide. However, a dismal showing on home turf destined LVG to start his stint with Manchester United with a loss.

Captain Wayne Rooney equalized in the 53rd minute after Ki had scored in the 28th but Icelander Gylfi Sigurdsson netted the winner in the 72nd.

2015

Manchester United 1:0 Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League 2015

A Kyle Walker own goal gifted Machester United a one-nil victory at home in their opening game of the 2015 season.

New signing Memphis Depay, who was brought in from PSV Eindhoven and played close to Wayne Rooney in a double strike partnership, excelled at his role but he was nowhere close to van Persie. The manager put a lot of faith in the young Dutchman but even non-United supporters believe that letting go of van Persie was a mistake.

Harry Kane looked sharp for Tottenham and asked questions of Argentinian goalkeeper Sergio Romero occasionally.

2016

AFC Bournemouth 1:3 Manchester United

AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United - Premier League 2016

Jose Mourinho had arrived at Manchester and made a winning start with a 1-3 victory at Bournemouth who could not be taken lightly as relegation fodder, as they managed to finish 9th in the table that year.

Juan Mata responded to Jose's faith in him by scoring in the 40th minute. Rooney scored in the 59th and Ibrahimovic added a third in the 64th minute. Smith pulled one back for the home side in the 69th but it was too little, too late.

With Zlatan to be paired alongside Rooney again, a lot was expected from United but Jose Mourinho couldn't lead them to the title which had eluded them since the departure of Alex Ferguson in 2013.