The former Real Madrid man will have been looking forward to this, his home debut at Old Trafford. He’d had a taste of it before, of course, but this promised to be something else altogether.
Unfortunately for Raphael Varane, there was only one show in town.
A month ago, Varane strode out onto the turf here in a sharp suit after his £43million arrival from the Bernabeu and received a rapturous reception from the Old Trafford crowd before the home opener against Leeds.
That was also the day Jadon Sancho made his home debut for United following a £73m move from Borussia Dortmund, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.