Premier League 2026-27: Hull Stun Manchester United After Nine-Year Absence From Tournament

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Premier League 2026-27: Having marked their return to the Premier League after nine years, Hull City FC stunned serial winners Manchester United 2-0 on August 22, Saturday at the MKM Stadium. In the process, the loss has dented the hope of revival of Manchester United under Michael Carrick.

“We’ll stay calm and stay in the bubble ⁠and focus on next week” – Manchester United manager Michael Carrick

“It’s one game. It’s the first game of the season, so it’s disappointing enough, and it hurts, of course it does. But it doesn’t ​change direction all of a sudden, the whole course of what direction the team’s going in, ​or the football club, and we’ll stay calm and stay in the bubble ⁠and focus on next week,” Carrick told TNT Sports.

The promoted side threatened United from the start and took the lead ​in the 17th minute when Semi Ajayi turned home a rebound after Oli McBurnie’s effort from a corner ​had been parried by goalkeeper Senne Lammens. Hull’s dominance at set-pieces paid off again seven minutes before halftime. Regan Slater curled a free kick into the area and Nobel Mendy rose high to power a header beyond Lammens and send the ​MKM Stadium into raptures in their first league victory over United in 52 years.
“It was amazing. It capped off a great start that we had had. I was buzzing to get the goal that got us ‌on ⁠our way. We’re not focused on outside noise, we back ourselves to do well,” Ajayi told ​TNT.
United, who had never lost to a newly promoted side in a season opener, struggled to respond. Marcus Rashford, making his first appearance for the club since December 2024, showed flashes of promise as a second-half substitute, but Carrick’s team ​found it difficult to create ​clear chances.
“We know in ⁠the Premier League these types of away grounds are difficult to play against. You need to match their intensity and aggression. The ​two set-pieces ended up costing us the game today,” United captain Bruno Fernandes said.
United had arrived with high ​expectations. Carrick ⁠had galvanised a confidence-starved squad last season after replacing Ruben Amorim in January, leading them to a third-place finish. Bryan Mbeumo had United’s best chance in the 78th minute, but his shot from a central area was saved ⁠by Konstantinos ​Tzolakis, who otherwise enjoyed a quiet afternoon as Hull’s defence ​comfortably kept the visitors at bay.
They will next face the Ipswich Town on August 30, Sunday.
(With inputs from Reuters)
Aayushman Vishwanathan

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