Hull City 2-0 Man United: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Tigers stun Red Devils

By Ellis Stevens | 22 Aug 2026 14:26, Last updated: 23 Aug 2026 16:09

Newly-promoted Hull City secured a stunning 2-0 triumph against Manchester United successful their opening crippled of the 2026-27 Premier League play connected Saturday.

Hull were the superior broadside passim the archetypal fractional and deservedly held a 2-0 pb astatine the break, with goals from cardinal defenders Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy leaving the Red Devils shellshocked.

Man United controlled the 2nd period, mounting up campy successful the Hull half, but contempt their dominance, the Red Devils failed to genuinely occupation the hosts' defence, which held steadfast arsenic the Tigers retained their cleanable expanse and secured a 2-0 win.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

Manchester United were simply miles distant from the required level, portion Hull City demonstrated the nonstop combat and determination needed to vie astatine the apical level. 

Man Utd lacked immoderate existent people oregon composure crossed the full pitch, portion Hull executed their gameplan perfectly, with unsafe deliveries into their carnal players proving difference. 

Not lone did Hull amusement threatening signs going forward, particularly done their wing-backs and from set-pieces, but they were highly resilient successful defence, giving Man Utd's stars small clip to ever amusement their quality. 

Ultimately, Sergej Jakirovic's broadside outpowered and outmanoeuvred their opponents, securing a deserved triumph and sending a connection to the remainder of the part that they volition beryllium nary pushovers this season.

HULL CITY VS. MANCHESTER UNITED HIGHLIGHTS

Semi Ajayi extremity vs. Manchester United (17th min, Hull City 1-0 Manchester United)

Ajayi gives Hull City the lead!

Regan Slater's country travels each the mode done Man Utd's container to the backmost post, wherever Oli McBurnie's onslaught is brilliantly pushed onto the station by Senne Lammens. 

The rebound falls kindly to Ajayi successful the mediate of the box, and the defender crashes his effort into the backmost of the net.

Nobel Mendy extremity vs. Manchester United (38th min, Hull City 2-0 Manchester United)

Mendy doubles Hull City's lead!

Slater delivers an in-swinging free-kick into a unsafe country down the Manchester United line. 

Mendy aggressively attacks the transverse and powers his header past Lammens into the backmost of the net.

MAN OF THE MATCH - SEMI AJAYI

Ajayi perfectly encapsulated everything astir Hull City's show today, resilient successful defence and objective successful attack. 

The defender opened the scoring for Hull City, smashing location from the rebound, and proved arsenic important astatine the back.

Ajayi made 5 clearances, 3 headed clearances, 2 interceptions and 3 recoveries earlier departing conscionable aft the hr - playing a cardinal relation successful starring Hull to a sensational victory.

HULL CITY VS. MANCHESTER UNITED MATCH STATS

Possession: Hull City 28%-72% Manchester United

Shots: Hull City 8-21 Manchester United

Shots connected target: Hull City 4-5 Manchester United

Corners: Hull City 1-6 Manchester United

Fouls: Hull City 10-9 Manchester United

BEST STATS

Hull City person their archetypal extremity successful the Premier League since May 21st 2017 successful their 7-1 decision to Tottenham Hotspur ? pic.twitter.com/Bc98ApP3XO

WHAT NEXT?

Hull City's absorption volition present crook to the EFL Cup, with a second-round clash against Stoke City connected Tuesday. 

Meanwhile, Manchester United volition person a week to hole for their 2nd consecutive lucifer against a newly-promoted team, with Ipswich Town acceptable to question to Old Trafford adjacent Sunday.