Manchester United Fall to Hull City in Shocking Premier League Opener
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Man United fall to shock Hull defeat in PL opener Manchester United fell in a shocking 2-0 defeat to newly promoted Hull City in their first match of the 2026-27 Premier League.
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BBC SportThis content is not available in your location. There was an error Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick says his side 'didn't click' as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at newly promoted Hull City in their first game of the 2026-27 Premier League season. MATCH REPORT: Hull City 2-0 Manchester United
NDTV SportsManchester United, Tottenham Make Poor Starts In Premier League To Puncture Preseason Positivity Manchester United lost 0-2 to Hull.
The Guardian SportMichael Carrick says he will not overreact, but has called for improvement after Manchester United started the season with a 2-0 defeat at Hull. United lost their opening game for the fourth time in the past seven years as Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy took advantage of poor defending from set-pieces.
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Hull are strongly tipped for relegation and their supporters sung “are you watching Joe Cole?” during the match after the pundit mocked their chances of survival. “I don’t have any problems with critics with opinions,” Jakirovic said. “We tried to prove them wrong and today we won the game. Now it’s 37 to go, so we will try to continue like this. I’m very, very happy because of all the people in the club.”
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BBC SportBoss Jakirovic spoke out this week after former Premier League players Joe Cole, Carlton Cole and Wayne Bridge mocked Hull's chances of survival on a podcast.
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The United head coach presented a professional exterior despite United’s performance not reaching the desired standard as they were deservedly beaten by Hull, who finished sixth in the Championship last season.
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The other is the one blot on Carrick’s copybook last season, which came in trips to promoted clubs, with a defeat at Leeds and a stalemate at Sunderland. His United seem to cope better with low expectations than high ones. This may explain why he’s been scoffing at the idea that they have an easy start to this season. Secretly, Carrick might prefer to be in Jakirovic’s shoes today, with a moment to savour and nothing to lose.
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01 BBC Sport Published "We are trying to prove people wrong." Hull City certainly managed to support their manager Sergej Jakirovic's desire as they shocked Manchester United - and many neutral observers - with a 2-0 win on their return to the Premier League.
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02 The Guardian Sport “I’m talking to you quite calmly, but I’m not exactly calm inside and enjoying the day, so there’s a big difference,” he said. “I played [for United] for a long time. You don’t get to play here for a long time without just going day by day, the results, the ups and downs, but you just carry on as normal.
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