Man United Defeated Hull City 2-0 in Shocking Premier League Opener

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Man United Defeated Hull City 2-0 in Shocking Premier League Opener
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  1. 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 Sport

    This content is not available in your location. There was an error Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney analyse Manchester United's performance in their 2-0 loss on the opening day of the Premier League to newly promoted Hull City.

  2. Published Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick made two wider observations around his side's shock opening day Premier League defeat at newly promoted Hull during his post-match news conference.

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    The Guardian Sport

    Michael 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.

  3. Hull boss Sergej Jakirovic altered his tactics for the game, having watched a couple of United's pre-season matches, including the 4-2 defeat by AC Milan, engineered by former boss Ruben Amorim, when he repeatedly switched play to his wing-backs, which United's defence failed to cover.

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    The Guardian Sport

    Hull’s head coach, Sergej Jakirovic, said he and his backroom staff had spotted a weakness in the way United defended set-pieces, but would not divulge his “secret” that helped to expose it.

  4. 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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  1. 01 BBC Sport

    The general consensus from those who should know about these things was that United lacked intensity; even Carrick's close friend Wayne Rooney said so on Match of the Day.

  2. 02 The Guardian Sport

    Hull scored nine league goals from set plays last season, the joint-fewest in the Championship. Yet two in 21 minutes earned them a famous victory over Manchester United on Saturday.

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Original Articles (10)

UK Hull KR suffer shock loss to Toulouse — Sky Sports
UK Hull FC edge Catalans Dragons in comeback win — Sky Sports
US Too soon to panic? Man United see problems exposed in Hull City defeat — ESPN
US Man United fall to shock Hull defeat in PL opener — ESPN
UK Rooney says Man Utd must become feared - but what went wrong at Hull? — BBC Sport
UK 'They just didn't look fit at all' - Shearer on Man Utd — BBC Sport
UK Arthur drop goal gives Hull FC win over Catalans — BBC Sport
UK Hull punished United defence in victory but Carrick’s attack is bigger area of concern | Andrew Beasley — The Guardian Sport
UK Carrick tells Manchester United to keep calm and carry on after Hull humbling — The Guardian Sport
UK Ajayi fires promoted Hull to dream start against misfiring Manchester United — The Guardian Sport