Manchester United came from behind to score three times in eight minutes to beat QPR 3-1 leaving their new manager Harry Redknapp in no doubt about the size of the task he faces to save them from relegation.
QPR, who announced earlier on Saturday that Redknapp was taking over after Mark Hughes had been fired the previous day, took the lead in the driving rain at Old Trafford with a 52nd-minute Jamie Mackie tap-in.
United improved after a pedestrian opening 45 minutes and left QPR reeling as goals from Jonny Evans - on his 100th league appearance - Darren Fletcher and substitute Javier Hernandez secured their sixth comeback win in the league this season.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told Sky Sports he was impressed with the way QPR played but always thought his side would win.
"As so often happens when there's a change of manager, they were very determined and worked hard and put in some good counter-attacking play and I thought we were too lethargic in the first half, in particular," he said.
"But when we scored, after Anderson came on, we came to life. Maybe the rain falling so heavily slowed us down a bit, but we are better than that.
"But Harry being here had an effect on the way they played. It's obvious you change your manager and you get a couple of results, and they came close today, but once we started playing, there was no question about who was going to win."
Redknapp, who has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Rangers, will take control for the first time against Sunderland on Tuesday aiming to deny the north-east club a second win in West London in just over a week after they beat Fulham last weekend.
QPR, who announced earlier on Saturday that Redknapp was taking over after Mark Hughes had been fired the previous day, took the lead in the driving rain at Old Trafford with a 52nd-minute Jamie Mackie tap-in.
United improved after a pedestrian opening 45 minutes and left QPR reeling as goals from Jonny Evans - on his 100th league appearance - Darren Fletcher and substitute Javier Hernandez secured their sixth comeback win in the league this season.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told Sky Sports he was impressed with the way QPR played but always thought his side would win.
"As so often happens when there's a change of manager, they were very determined and worked hard and put in some good counter-attacking play and I thought we were too lethargic in the first half, in particular," he said.
"But when we scored, after Anderson came on, we came to life. Maybe the rain falling so heavily slowed us down a bit, but we are better than that.
"But Harry being here had an effect on the way they played. It's obvious you change your manager and you get a couple of results, and they came close today, but once we started playing, there was no question about who was going to win."
Redknapp, who has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Rangers, will take control for the first time against Sunderland on Tuesday aiming to deny the north-east club a second win in West London in just over a week after they beat Fulham last weekend.
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