The M.E.N.:
It was a good day for Manchester United supporters on two counts - big and small.
While Sir Alex Ferguson's side were beating Everton, another red-blooded team were also getting off to a winning start.
They got off to a flying start, beating Leek CSOB 5-2 at Harrison Park.
Their opponents had never known a day like it. They even had to delay the kick-off by 10 minutes to allow the United fans to settle in the ground after they had watched the lunchtime game at Goodison Park on TV in the local pubs.
Such is FC United's fan base there was a crowd of 2,500 for this match with gate receipts of £10,000 for the delighted home club.
There was no segregation and no trouble, even though the rain lashed down as the fans made their way to the game.
Leek County School Old Boys' record attendance before this match was 238. They had an average gate of 70 last season.
The weather may have been miserable for long spells throughout the game, but the atmosphere was exceptional.
FC United sealed the points with a storming second half comeback with Steven Spence scoring twice including the club's first competitive goal.
Steve Torpey and Adie Orr got the other goals while Colin Fletcher and Jake Johnson replied for the home side.
As the final whistle blew, the FC United players went to the fans to applaud them for their support. It was that kind of day and one those present at this neat little ground on the edge of the Staffordshire moorlands will long remember.
BBC:
Kick-off was delayed due to crowd congestion, with some 2,000 FC United fans making the journey.
FC United manager Karl Marginson had said that no matter how disgruntled Manchester United fans felt at the £790m Glazer takeover, many would still wish to watch the Everton away match first.
Mr Marginson said it was not just the Glazer buy-out which prompted the FC United's formation.
"A lot of people have been upset over the past few years with being told they can't sing, they've got to sit down, they can't stand up," he said.
"Things that they've been used to over the years, going to the Stretford end, sitting and singing with their mates, hopefully we can give something back to them."
It didn't matter whether fans had watched Manchester United and then came down to Staffordshire or just watched FC United play Leek CSOB, he said.
The FC United squad has players with Football League experience while the Leek side, usually watched by a few hundred, is made up of amateurs.
Police said 20 extra officers were on duty for the match.
Other results:
Ashton Town 1-2 Great Harwood Town (Att 49)
Cheadle Town 1-2 Darwen (Att 47)
Daisy Hill 1-1 Castleton Gabriels (Att 35)
Eccleshall 1-2 Blackpool Mechanics (Att 35)
Leek CSOB 2-5 FC United (Att 2590)
New Mills 1-1 Holker Old Boys (Att 113)
Oldham Town 2-1 Norton United (Att 41)
Padiham 4-0 Chadderton (Att 128)
Winsford United 2-0 Nelson (Att 88)