Tim Cahill grabbed an assist on his Shanghai Shenhua debut as they beat Shanghai Shenxin 6-2 on the opening day of the Chinese Super League season . The Australian joined the club , whose former players included Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba , last month after leaving MLS side New York Red Bulls by mutual consent . Former Palmeiras striker Paulo Henrique scored a hat-trick while goals from You-Hwan Lim , Giovanni Moreno and Stopilla Sunzu completed the rout . Tim Cahill grabbed an assist on his Shanghai Shenhua debut as they beat Shanghai Shenxin 6-2 . Cahill took to social media after the game to voice his pleasure at the result . He said : 'What a great start to the season 6-2 at home and fans were bouncing , they did n't stop singing the whole game . 'This was an amazing experience for me . 75mins unlucky not to score , happy with the assist but more importantly the chemistry was good and we played well . Feeling at home . ' The result leaves the Blue Devils top of the table on goal difference . The result leaves Cahill and the Blue Devils top of the table on goal difference . Australia 's all-time leading goalscorer trains with his new team-mates in Shanghai . Former Everton midfielder Cahill joined Shanghai Shenhua from MLS side New York Red Bulls .
Tim Cahill made debut for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League . The Australian moved to China after last month with New York Red Bulls . Former Everton midfielder described debut as an 'amazing experience '