Jesse Marsch will be tasked with a tougher first job than his recent predecessors as he takes his new side to face Leicester City on Saturday.
The American coach will be the first man since club legend Eddie Gray in November 2003 to be taking charge of his first Whites match in the top flight.
Marsch is fully aware that he has huge boots to fill at Elland Road and a win against Brendan Rodgers’ side would get him off to the perfect start.
The Foxes did Leeds a favour on Tuesday evening as they halted Burnley’s progress, scoring twice in the final eight minutes to secure a 2-0 win at Turf Moor.
It was just their first win of 2022, a record which will provide the travelling Whites fans with confidence ahead of Saturday’s clash.
Marsch will be hoping to do something that only two of his last five predecessors have managed by winning in his first match.
We have taken a look at those managers and how they got on in their first games.
Steve Evans – 1-1 draw vs Fulham (October 21, 2015)
After Uwe Rosler’s extremely short stint as Leeds boss was brought to an end after just a few months, Steve Evans was brought in to turn fortunes around.
He ultimately struggled and could only lead the Whites to a 13th-place finish in the Championship. The average outcome to the season was forecasted in the Scotsman’s first game in charge as his side were unable to overcome Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Moussa Dembele opened the scoring for the hosts midway through the first half before Chris Wood salvaged a point from the penalty spot just after the hour mark.
Garry Monk – 3-0 defeat vs QPR (August 7, 2016)
Evans was relieved of his duties following the rather underwhelming 2015/16 campaign and was replaced by Garry Monk.
His reign got off to the worst possible start though as he watched his players take a battering at Loftus Road as goals from Nedum Onouha, Tjaronn Chery and Sebastian Polter fired QPR to a convincing win.
The young manager was able to turn things around as the season went on but missed out narrowly on the play-offs. Monk was set to be offered a new deal after Andrea Radrizzani’s takeover but he chose to resign, a decision that shocked the new Leeds owner.
Thomas Christiansen – 2-3 win vs Bolton (August 6, 2017)
364 days after Monk had taken charge of his first Leeds game, Thomas Christiansen was doing the same away at Bolton.
It was a Kalvin Phillips-inspired victory as he netted his third and fourth goals for the club, helping his boyhood team outgun Phil Parkinson’s side.
His brace, along with another Wood goal, proved too much for the home side who tried their hardest to get back on level terms with goals of their own through Gary Madine and Adam Le Fondre.
The win against Bolton began a really strong run of form which kicked off Christiansen’s time at the club as Leeds went unbeaten in their first seven games of the season, picking up 17 points in the process.
Although, such streaks became a hallmark of the Dane’s time in charge and he was sacked in February 2018.
Paul Heckingbottom – 2-1 defeat vs Sheffield United (February 10, 2018)
Paul Heckingbottom was brought in on an 18-month contract following Christiansen’s dismissal but lasted less than a third of that time as he failed to deliver what was expected of him.
He won just four of the 16 league matches he took charge of and the first of those games was the sign of things to come.
A Billy Sharp brace, either side of Pierre-Michel Lasogga's equaliser, was enough for Sheffield United to claim all three points in the Yorkshire derby.
Marcelo Bielsa – 3-1 win vs Stoke City (August 5, 2018)
The decision to cut short Heckingbottom’s time in charge turned out to be one of the best in Leeds’ recent history as it paved the way for the appointment of Marcelo Bielsa.
While the news of his exit is still raw for Whites supporters, his first match in charge showed exactly what he would bring to Elland Road during his tenure.
Stoke, who travelled to West Yorkshire as promotion favourites, were taken apart by Leeds in the first game of the 2018/19 campaign.
The hosts ran out 3-1 winners as a result of a trio of goals from Mateusz Klich, Pablo Hernandez and Liam Cooper. Benik Afobe briefly pulled the Potters back into the game from the penalty spot but it ultimately counted for nothing.
