Hull City stun Man United with historic first opening loss to promoted side
BOTH · THE UPSETNew · ClosedHull City stun Manchester United to secure historic 2-0 opening-day win
Goals from and gave the newly promoted a dream start, ending a 52-year league drought against the .
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HUL · THE PIONEERClosed · 5dSergej Jakirović makes history as first Bosnian manager in Premier League
The 49-year-old became the first to manage in the division, breaking a curse where the last eight managers of a new nationality failed to win their debut.
MAN · THE BLUNDERClosed · 5dHarry Maguire heavily criticized for holding teammate Noussair Mazraoui
Fans fumed as replays showed Maguire grabbing his own teammate during a first-half corner at the , letting react quickest to open the scoring.
MAN · THE RETURNNew · OngoingMarcus Rashford makes first competitive appearance in 618 days
After returning from a loan spell at Barcelona, the forward came on at half-time for but could not spark a United comeback.
MAN · THE CALMClosed · 5dMichael Carrick urges calm after opening-day defeat
The United boss admitted he was bitterly disappointed but insisted 'one game doesn't change the whole direction of everything' for the club.
HUL · THE DROUGHTNew · ClosedSemi Ajayi ends five-year Premier League goal drought
The Nigerian defender had not scored in the competition since January 2021 for West Bromwich Albion before tapping home the 17th-minute opener.
MAN · THE CALMSettled
Michael Carrick urges calm after opening-day defeat
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MAN · THE BLUNDERSettled
Harry Maguire heavily criticized for holding teammate Noussair Mazraoui
Before kickoffHarry Maguire returns to Hull City for the first time since 2017
Full timeHarry Maguire endured a miserable return, mistakenly holding teammate Noussair Mazraoui during the corner that led to Semi Ajayi's 17th-minute opener.
HUL · THE HEROSettled
Oli McBurnie leads the line after his Wembley heroics
Full timeOli McBurnie led the line and played a key role in the opening goal, as his shot was parried by Senne Lammens before Semi Ajayi converted the rebound.
MAN · THE REBUILDSettled
Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans make their Manchester United debuts
Full timeAndrey Santos and Youri Tielemans both started their competitive debuts but struggled to make an impact before being substituted.
HUL · THE RECORDSettled
Hull City debut record signing Konstantinos Tzolakis in goal
Full timeKonstantinos Tzolakis kept a clean sheet on his debut, making crucial saves to deny Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha to secure the 2-0 victory.
HUL · THE PIONEERSettled
Sergej Jakirović makes history as first Bosnian manager in Premier League
Before kickoffSergej Jakirović leads Hull City into the Premier League
Full timeSergej Jakirović enjoyed a dream debut as a Premier League manager, guiding his side to a historic 2-0 win over Manchester United.
BOTH · THE 52-YEAR JINXTigers end over five decades of league misery
Hull City's 2-0 victory was their first league win over Manchester United since November 1974, when and scored in a clash.
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BOTH · THE UNWANTED RECORDManchester United suffer historic opening-day upset
This was the first time in Premier League history that Manchester United lost an opening-day match against a newly promoted side, with Hull City inflicting the historic defeat.
HUL · THE CURSE BROKENBosnian boss breaks the debut curse
became the first manager in Premier League history, breaking a curse by defeating Manchester United on his top-flight debut.
BOTH · THE HISTORIC DUST-UPFirst Premier League win over United
Before this 2-0 victory, Hull City had never beaten Manchester United in the Premier League, recording two draws and eight defeats in their previous ten encounters.
Probably before we all went to bed last night, we couldn't have dreamt any better
Lewie Coyle · Hull City · Captain · TNT Sports
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I'm not going to lie. I thought he scored it as well... I was lucky that there was no or nothing. So I was buzzing that it was ultimately my goal
· Hull City · Defender · TNT Sports
After that, we had moments and opportunities but we didn't have the spark to put the chances away or create any more
· Manchester United · Manager · Daily Post Nigeria