In pictures: Zinedine Zidane puts Cristiano Ronaldo and Co through their paces as he takes first training session as new Real Madrid coach

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  Newly appointed manager of Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane signals during a Real Madrid training session at Valdebebas training ground on January 5, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images

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  Real Madrid’s Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas, second left, and Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, take part in the first training session of French football legend Zinedine Zidane as coach of Real Madrid at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on January 5, 2016. Gerard Julien / AFP

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  Zinedine Zidane, the newly appointed manager of Real Madrid in action with players during a Real Madrid training session at Valdebebas training ground on January 5, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images

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  Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, right, gives a bib to Real Madrid’s new French coach Zinedine Zidane during his first training session as coach of Real Madrid at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on January 5, 2016. Gerard Julien / AFP

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  Newly appointed manager of Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane, centre, talks to his players during a Real Madrid training session at Valdebebas training ground on January 5, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images

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  Newly appointed manager of Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane, centre, talks to his players during a Real Madrid training session at Valdebebas training ground on January 5, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images

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  Newly appointed manager of Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane, second right, watches his players during a Real Madrid training session at Valdebebas training ground on January 5, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images

Zinedine Zidane, the new Real Madrid coach, kicked off the first day of his sensational new role with a high-profile training session attended by thousands of applauding fans on Tuesday.

Just hours after the announcement of his nomination, the 43-year-old Frenchman oversaw his first training session with the club at the small Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Madrid, walking out onto the pitch to the cheers of some 6,000 supporters, according to Madrid’s in-house television.