After just five minutes Peter Schmeichel (Man Utd) concedes the very-first goal of the new FA Premier League – Brian Deane the scorer in a 2-1 victory for Sheffield Utd. Shock of the day – Norwich come from 2-0 down to win 4-2 at Arsenal, and new signing Mark Robins scores twice on his Canaries debut.
The new back-pass rule is applied for the first time, whereby the goalkeeper is no longer permitted to pick up or catch a ball passed directly by a teammate’s foot.