Mark Hughes was the primary to realize the feat – though he had been taking part in top-flight soccer for us since 1980. He scored in our 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United firstly of the inaugural Premier League season, 1992/93.
Paul Scholes adopted up his debut double within the League Cup tie in opposition to Port Vale through the 1994/95 season by notching in opposition to Ipswich City however Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 1996/97 was the one different Purple to internet on his Premier League bow through the Nineties. Ruud van Nistelrooy (two v Fulham in 2001) is the following on the record.
Naturally, strikers dominate the roll name – Louis Saha, Giuseppe Rossi, Danny Welbeck and, famously, Federico Macheda – scored on their PL debuts through the 2000s, as did defender Gabriel Heinze, in a 2-2 draw at Bolton in 2004, and winger Chris Eagles: who may neglect his strike in our necessary 4-2 comeback victory at Everton in April 2007?
