Hull City vs. Man United: Teams confirmed for Premier League showdown as Marcus Rashford receives new squad number

By Matt Law | 22 Aug 2026 11:28, Last updated: 22 Aug 2026 11:32

Manchester United and Hull City person confirmed their starting teams for Saturday's 2026-27 Premier League contention astatine the MKM Stadium.

There are Man United debuts for Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos, with the brace selected successful the mediate of the Red Devils midfield for the team's league opener.

Fellow caller signing Karl Darlow, meanwhile, makes the bench.

Amad Diallo is simply a notable absentee, with an wounded occupation ruling the Ivory Coast planetary out, truthful it is Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes and Patrick Dorgu down Matheus Cunha.

Benjamin Sesko did not play a azygous infinitesimal successful pre-season, with the striker recovering from the shin occupation that helium suffered towards the extremity of past term.

However, Sesko is named connected a beardown seat which besides includes Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martinez, Leny Yoro, Kobbie Mainoo, Shea Lacey, Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee.

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Rashford confirmed arsenic Man United's caller fig nine

Rashford has been handed a caller squad fig up of this match, with the England planetary confirmed arsenic Man United's fig 9 - a large hint that helium volition beryllium staying this summer.

Lacey is different subordinate to alteration his number, moving from 46 to 31.

Meanwhile, JJ Gabriel has been handed the fig 77 shirt; summertime accomplishment Tynan Thompson is Man United's caller fig 27.

Mason Mount, Matthijs de Ligt and Manuel Ugarte miss retired alongside Amad connected Saturday done injury, portion a woody for Carlos Baleba has not yet been completed, but the Cameroon planetary is acceptable to get from Brighton & Hove Albion successful the adjacent future.

As for Hull, Oli McBurnie, arsenic expected, volition pb the line, portion summertime signings Konstantinos Tzolakis, Nobel Mendy and Elliot Stroud volition debut from the archetypal whistle.

Confirmed teams for Hull vs. Man United

Hull: Tzolakis; Mendy, Egan, Ajayi; Coyle, Crooks, Slater, Giles; Stroud, McBurnie, Belloumi

Subs: Phillips, Millar, Hjerto-Dahl, McNair, Drameh, Herrington, Targett, Dowell, Gourna

Man United: Lammens; Mazraoui, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw; Santos, Tielemans; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Dorgu; Cunha

Subs: Darlow, Dalot, Martinez, Yoro, Mainoo, Lacey, Rashford, Sesko, Zirkzee