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Hull City vs Manchester United Match Report: Premier League Matchday 1, August 22
Nobody outside the MKM Stadium gave Hull City a prayer against Manchester United, but Sergej Jakirovic’s newly promoted side had other ideas, coming from nowhere in the pundits’ eyes to win 2 goals to none on their first afternoon back in the top flight in nearly a decade. Here’s the complete match report and breakdown, with detailed match stats, player ratings, and more.
Key Details
- Date: August 22
- Day: Saturday
- Venue: MKM Stadium, Hull
- Score: Hull City 2 – 0 Manchester United
Match Report: Hull City vs Manchester United
Hull’s first Premier League fixture since 2017 was supposed to be a formality for a Manchester United side chasing a title challenge after finishing third last season. Instead, it turned into a genuine horror show for Michael Carrick, whose first competitive game as permanent boss ended in an alarming defeat.
United actually started the brighter of the two sides and should have been ahead inside five minutes when Oli McBurnie’s header for Hull was cleared off the line at the other end, before goalkeeper Senne Lammens was called into action to tip a Ryan Giles effort over the bar. It was a rare let-off, because Hull were growing into the game with every passing minute, and the pressure told in the 17th minute. A Regan Slater corner caused panic in the United box, McBurnie’s header cannoned back off the post, and Semi Ajayi reacted first to bundle the loose ball home from close range.
Carrick’s side never recovered. Slater turned provider again just before the half-hour mark, whipping in a dangerous free-kick that debutant Nobel Mendy met with a powerful header to make it 2-0. United went on without ever really threatening a way back into the contest before half-time, and Marcus Rashford, who was handed the number 9 shirt for the new season after his loan spell at Barcelona, was thrown on from the bench to try and change the picture, coming on for Patrick Dorgu.
The second half told a familiar story of dominant possession without much end product from the visitors. United kept the ball but kept running into a well-organized Hull defense led superbly by John Egan, while goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis produced save after save to protect the lead, including a string of stops as United threw on Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo, and Benjamin Šeško in search of a route back into it.
Starting XI and Player Ratings
* The player ratings below are collated from post-match ratings roundups and live-match analysis across ESPN, Sky Sports, and FotMob:
Hull City Starting XI
(GK) Konstantinos Tzolakis; 8.2 Semi Ajayi; 8.3 John Egan; 8.4 Nobel Mendy; 8.6 Lewie Coyle; 7.0 Ryan Giles; 7.2 Mohamed Belloumi; 6.9 Matt Crooks; 6.7 Regan Slater; 8.8 Elliot Stroud; 6.6 Oli McBurnie; 7.4
Manchester United Starting XI
(GK) Senne Lammens; 5.0 Noussair Mazraoui; 5.4 Harry Maguire; 4.6 Ayden Heaven; 5.3 Patrick Dorgu; 5.0 Youri Tielemans; 5.2 Andrey Santos; 5.0 Bryan Mbeumo; 6.1 Bruno Fernandes; 5.6 Diogo Dalot; 5.1 Matheus Cunha; 5.0
Match Stats
| TEAM STATS | Hull | Manchester United |
| Shots | 8 | 20 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 6 |
| Possession | 28% | 72% |
| Passes | 228 | 635 |
| Pass accuracy | 74% | 90% |
| Fouls | 10 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 3 |
| Corners | 1 | 6 |
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Conclusion
Hull City’s return to the Premier League could hardly have gone any better, with Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy turning Regan Slater’s set-piece deliveries into a first-ever league win over Manchester United, backed up by a defensive masterclass from John Egan and a string of big saves from Konstantinos Tzolakis.
For Michael Carrick, it’s back to square one before United’s next test against another promoted side, Ipswich Town, at Old Trafford, a game they now cannot afford to get wrong. Connect to FastestVPN today and watch every game live online, in the US, UK, Canada, and every other corner of the world!
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