As Manchester United's supporters paraded a cardboard cutout of Cristiano Ronaldo around the Molineux away end in August last year, another former Real Madrid player prepared to introduce himself to his new set of fans.
After making a rockstar entrance ahead of the season opener against Leeds United and being left on the bench against Southampton at St Mary's the following weekend, Raphael Varane was awarded his United debut against Wolves, following his big-money arrival at Old Trafford from the Spanish capital. He started alongside Harry Maguire in the heart of the defence that afternoon, helping United record a 1-0 win and collect their first clean sheet of the season.
It marked the best possible start that the Frenchman could have wished for on his first outing in United colours. After all, defenders, just as much as goalkeepers, pride themselves on keeping clean sheets.
