Hull City and Manchester United
Saturday
Hull City marked their Premier League return with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United, their first top-flight league win against United since 1974. First-half goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy gave Sergej Jakirovic’s newly promoted side a famous opening-day result.
Hull targeted United’s vulnerability at set pieces and outworked Michael Carrick’s team, who created little despite Marcus Rashford’s half-time introduction. The defeat also became United’s first opening-day Premier League loss against a newly promoted opponent.