Mane scores on Bundesliga debut as Bayern rout Frankfurt 6-1 in opener

(LtoR) Bayern Munich’s Canadian midfielder Alphonso Davies, Bayern Munich’s French defender Benjamin Pavard, Bayern Munich’s Senegalese forward Sadio Mane, Bayern Munich’s Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer, Bayern Munich’s German midfielder Joshua Kimmich und Bayern Munich’s German midfielder Serge Gnabry react after the goal scored by Mane during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Bayern Munich in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on August 5, 2022. – Bayern Munich won the match 6-1. (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE / AFP)

Bayern Munich got their quest for an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title off to the best possible start, thrashing an overwhelmed Eintracht Frankfurt 6-1 away at Deutsche Bank Park on Friday.

Former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scored on his league debut when he nudged a 28th minute header past goalkeeper Kevin Trapp.

The Senegalese was one of five different goal scorers for Munich, allaying fears Bayern may be toothless up front after the summer exit to Barcelona of Robert Lewandowski.

Joshua Kimmich, Benjamin Pavard, Jamal Musiala (two) and Serge Gnabry also got on the scoresheet for the Bavarians.

Kimmich opened the scoring in the fifth minute via a free kick, with his shot bouncing in off the post past a stunned Trapp, who may have had his vision obscured by dense fog caused by the pyrotechnics of his own home fans.

French defender Pavard scored just five minutes later, volleying in a loose ball across his body in a manner reminiscent of his goal of the tournament against Argentina in the 2018 World Cup.

Despite the opening onslaught, the next stages belonged to the home side, who had two clear cut chances to peg one back.

A header from Tuta hit the crossbar