Manchester United suffered a shock 2-0 defeat away at newly-promoted Hull City in their opening Premier League match of the season.
United were looking to pick up where they left off last season under Michael Carrick, but fell behind early when Sami Ajayi converted a rebound after Senne Lammens had denied Oli McBurnie at the far post.
And the Tigers doubled their lead before the break when summer signing Nobel Mendy headed home from Regan Slater’s delightul free-kick delivery.
The Tigers were the bookmakers’ favourites for relegation before the season started, but they outplayed and outmuscled the Red Devils for large swathes of the encounter.
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Carrick brought on Marcus Rashford for his first United appearance in 618 days, but the 28-year-old could not help United turn the tide as Hull saw out a comfortable and well-deserved victory.
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A hugely impressive performance from Hull as they get the better of United to kick their season off in style.
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A dream start to the season for Hull as they upset Manchester United with a deserved victory.
Goals from Ajayi and Mendy proved the difference in what is a first league victory over the Red Devils in 52 years.
90+6 mins: A late yellow for Millar as Hull are moments away from victory.
90+2 mins: Into the second of six minutes of added time and it’s all looking very comfortable for Hull.
Sesko gets his head on the ball, but Egan does well to smother the effort, with the ball looping up harmlessly into the hands of Tzolakis.