Joshua Zirkzee will not be feeling any strain as he seems to make his mark at Manchester United.
Having come on from the bench to make his United debut, Zirkzee scored within the 87th minute to seal a 1-0 win over Fulham on Friday within the first Premier League match of the 2024-25 season.
Zirkzee joined United from Serie A membership Bologna in July, and with Rasmus Hojlund injured, swiftly made an impression at Previous Trafford.
And the previous Bayern Munich attacker is aware of it’s about pretty much as good a begin as he may have requested for.
Chatting with BBC Sport, he stated: “It’s the proper one, no? In entrance of the Stretford Finish. And a win as properly, it couldn’t be any higher.
“It’s been excellent [since I arrived]. The group have been wonderful, I really feel very snug and at dwelling right here. I’m having an excellent time.
“After all it’s an enormous membership, however we simply work exhausting on daily basis and concentrate on what we need to obtain, and that’s being the most effective we could be. For the time being I don’t actually really feel any strain.
“I stay up for working with everybody right here. That features all of the employees. Everybody has been nice.
“After all having Ruud van Nistlerooy within the employees as a striker, it’s a must to be pleased about that. Everybody has been nice, it’s a pleasure to be right here.”
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Following Zirkzee’s winner this night, 22 gamers have now scored of their first Premier League look for United, with solely Chelsea (27) and Aston Villa (26) having extra debutant scorers within the competitors’s historical past.
Zirkzee, in the meantime, is the fifteenth Dutch participant to attain on his Premier League debut, and the fourth to take action whereas at United, after Van Nistelrooy, Alexander Buttner and Donny van de Beek.
His aim got here from his solely try on the right track.
“It was crucial to get the primary aim as a striker,” stated supervisor Erik ten Hag.
“For him it is extremely pleasing as a result of strikers have to attain. That’s the first capacity it’s a must to present while you come as a striker to a brand new membership.”