Kompany, who signed from Hamburg last week, thoroughly enjoyed his debut and told Sky Sports 1: “I just loved it. I enjoyed it 100% - lots of duels, lots of energy.
“I’ve got to be honest, I signed two days ago, trained once and today I played and didn’t know their names.
“During the game I learned their names, learned how everyone plays.
“It was a lot of fun. I wanted to play an intelligent game and try to do my best for the team.â€
The versatile Belgium international began the match in midfield but dropped back to centre-half when Richards went off.
“I loved it in midfield but a job had to be done in defence,†Kompany added.
“That’s why the trainer (manager Mark Hughes) took me, because he can count on me in different positions.