Perfect start for Vincent Kompany! Harry Kane and Thomas Muller among the goals for Bayern Munich in easy DFB-Pokal win against Ulm

A perfect start for Vincent Kompany! Harry Kane and Thomas Muller among the goals for Bayern Munich as Michael Olise gets assist just two minutes into debut in easy DFB-Pokal win against Ulm

Bayern Munich got the Vincent Kompany era off to a winning start as they beat second-tier side Ulm 4-0 to reach the second round of the DFB-Pokal.

Although they dominated possession, Bayern had a slow start to the DFB-Pokal match and it was the 3. Liga champions who had the game’s first shot. It was Maurice Krattenmacher, who is on loan from the Bavarian side after initially joining earlier this summer, who made the attempt from inside the Bayern box but the 19-year-old’s effort was way off target.

The visiting giants soon took hold of the game, though, as the ball was worked down to Joshua Kimmich whose shot was diverted towards Thomas Muller for an easy finish. It was even more simple for the German legend three minutes later when Serge Gnabry was unleashed down the wing and squared for Muller to bury.

Kompany’s men were on top from then on but did not create as many clear-cut opportunities as would be expected given they maintained around three-quarters of possession and boasted the likes of Muller, Gnabry, Jamal Musiala and Kimmich, while Harry Kane and Kingsley Coman came off the bench for the final 30 minutes. They felt they should have been given a penalty in the 74th minute when Coman was brought down in the box, but the referee dismissed their calls.

Coman did manage to get in on the fun later when he met a low Michael Olise cross, with the new signing registering a debut assist just two minutes after he came off the bench to replace Gnabry.

Kane then rounded things off late on when he rose to get on the end of Muller’s inviting cross and head into the net in the final action of the game.