Newly promoted Hull City surprised everyone in the first match of the 2026/27 Premier League season. They beat Manchester United 2-0 at the MKM Stadium on Saturday. This loss hit United hard, marking their first competitive match under coach Michael Carrick.
Semi Ajayi scored the first goal in the 17th minute with a close-range shot after a corner kick. Nobel Mendy then added another goal in the 38th minute with a header from a set-piece delivered by Regan Slater.
Manchester United had more possession but found it hard to break through Hull's solid defense. After the match, the official club account tweeted, “Defeat in our opening game.”
The Tigers are back in the Premier League after winning promotion through the Championship play-offs. They defended strongly for the rest of the match and celebrated a famous victory in front of 24,470 fans.
Fans reacted strongly on X to the result. #WisdomMatic tweeted, “Thank you for bringing my back to reality and reminding how bad this football club is. Michael Carrick, that was absolutely horrendous.” #SamC_reports wrote, “Utterly disappointing.”
#ManUnitedMedia posted, “Disgusting.” #mufcacademy91 added, “Absolute jokes. No words.” #Letha13579 said, “Clownish team. You are even beaten by a newly promoted club! Man United is very useless.” #StrettyTalkz commented, “Woeful. Defense got broken down by McBurnie. Crosses weren’t going anywhere. Need to improve.”
This result gives Manchester United a tough start to the season while Hull City enjoys a memorable return to the Premier League.
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