00:00Well, a sellout MKM Stadium, ready for quite the challenge to start with for newly promoted Hull City.
00:10Manchester United, statistically the best Premier League team in the calendar year of 2026.
00:20And they're delighted to be here. They're amazed, frankly, that they are here.
00:27They have so many statistics that were more of a championship struggler than a promotion contender last season,
00:35but they were always fun to watch. Goals flowing at both ends of the pitch.
00:40And they got it right when it truly mattered, both on the final day of the regular season against Norwich,
00:46and then in the play-off semi-final and final.
00:52So in the eye of the Tigers, the thrill of the fight, can they rise up to the challenge of
00:59their rivals?
01:01A long time away, and a lack of real Premier League experience against a team chock full of that,
01:10and in good spirits again ahead of a new season.
01:13Plenty of positivity around. Can they make further progress in the weeks and months to come?
01:22Tielemans hanging that over for Bruno Fernandes.
01:25That was excellent work by Shemi Ajayi, that was almost undone by his colleague John Egan.
01:31But the wheels came off.
01:36Here is Bellumi, he has the capability to light up the place.
01:40Coyle on his Premier League debut, and McBurnie coming in.
01:43That was a vitally important header by Masraoui.
01:47Also often let the opposition have a goal in them.
01:49Only the three teams conceded more goals last season in the championship.
01:54That was a confident lead, but a potentially costly one by Mendy, and Bermos shot.
02:03Misplaced confidence there, whole city getting away with it big time, thanks to him.
02:12You just see it's a ball into an area, I think Shaw's trying to pick out Bruno Fernandes.
02:16Watch the bounce on the ball.
02:17You can't allow that, Mendy duck in there, there's no way you can allow that ball to bounce.
02:22You've got to go make the header, because what it does, Giles is then out of position.
02:26And Bermos catches that absolutely on the sweet spot.
02:29Zalakis, welcome to the Premier League, Messi's first save.
02:34Fernandes happy to move it on first time, and bring Masraoui into it.
02:38Good run here by Cunha, if he can stay onside, and he's done that!
02:42More routine this time for the goalkeeper, but very promising for Manchester United.
02:48It's good work by Stroud, and now Ryan Giles can motor forward with intent for the first time.
02:54Typically good delivery, McBurnie!
02:58And Laman's called into urgent action, but that's the combination that could bring reward for Hull.
03:05Ryan Giles with a superlative left foot, and McBurnie attacking it.
03:09Well, we've seen a cross on the right-hand side for McBurnie, he didn't get on the end of this
03:13one, but as Giles put it in, it's a striker's dream.
03:16It just says, go and attack me, and that's exactly what McBurnie does.
03:21Slater, all action, and into the action here.
03:26Oh, and Laman's again has to deal with it, Ryan Giles.
03:32They've got good presence in these situations, Hull.
03:34Oh, and that's dangerous McBurnie!
03:37And it must be for Shemir Jai!
03:40CHEERING
03:51And are Manchester United about to be humbled by the Humber?
03:58An extraordinary start for the newly promoted side.
04:04The function has got one that will never be forgotten here.
04:11It's come from a set play, it's always a thing that newly promoted clubs look, a set play is for
04:16and against.
04:16The delivery's brilliant, the near-post flick on.
04:21McBurnie has gone for the shot-back post, I mean, Laman's has made an incredible save,
04:25and then what he's actually asking for is he's recovering defenders to be able to be in the right place
04:30to help him out,
04:30because, again, it's an incredible save.
04:34But Jai was in the right place at the right time,
04:37and I've got to say, the amount of chances that Hull have created in the last five minutes,
04:41they've well-deserved that opening goal.
04:43And it has gone crazy inside the stadium, Dan.
04:48And it was a well-worked near-post flick-on from Hull there.
04:52Coil's ball in.
04:54And Stroud can pick it up.
04:56And he's dangerous with his left foot, but Burnie doesn't get there, Balumi does!
05:02And Balumi balloons.
05:04So they're trying to match up with Hull City's back five,
05:07with Dogu, Cunha and Fernandes going more central.
05:13And Bermont being brought into proceedings, Dogu arriving!
05:17And that was, uh...
05:21Well, the crowd impressed by the debutant Stroud's work, but Giles put Hull in potential trouble again.
05:27It's Dogu!
05:31It takes some booing.
05:34Maguire's ball in!
05:35And Dogu arriving at the back post.
05:38United want a corner, they won't get it.
05:42And, uh...
05:43Well, a little bit of scrutiny over a possible penalty.
05:49Salakas able to gratefully grab it.
05:53Bermont...
05:54...and the delivery Egan away.
05:57Can't afford to let Tielemann set his sights.
05:59This is Shaw.
06:00And Bermont pulling away!
06:03And ready to produce the spectacular.
06:09It will be Slater!
06:11It's another!
06:19And it's a day to be a centre-back!
06:24Nobel Mendy, on his debut...
06:28...may have claimed the prize for Hull City.
06:35You said there was a left footer and a right footer on, so what it does, it causes Manchester United
06:39confusion as who's going to deliver.
06:41We've seen one good delivery already this game.
06:44The in-swinging cross there, again, just says to everybody inside that area, go and attack it.
06:49And Mendy, the centre-half, he's in the perfect position, Maguire there and McBurney, two players at the back post.
06:55And when it's an in-swinging of that kind of quality, with that pace on it, you've just got to
07:00make sure you get the contact.
07:03Oh, Balloumi.
07:06He's always very good at nicking the ball in that kind of scenario.
07:09And Crooks on the rampage!
07:11Well, Hammonds does his job very well indeed as the sweeper-keeper.
07:18It's fabulous work from Hull City's number nine.
07:21Here's Giles.
07:23Stroud desperate to stay onside.
07:25Good use of his body there by Luke Shaw.
07:34Oh, Rashford's in behind.
07:38And that's where they may make their mark.
07:41He will want to work it onto his left foot.
07:44And have a go!
07:45And that's what he's done.
07:49Giles, Balloumi, McBurney, Drame!
07:56Oh!
07:58And fractions away from what would have been the clincher.
08:03Well, what an impact it would have been from the substitute as well.
08:06And you can see what he's trying to do from that angle there.
08:09Go back across goal, find the corner netting.
08:13He's got the goalkeeper, Hammonds beaten.
08:15Well, just got a sight there of Hull Paragon.
08:19A little travel log for you, the main railway station here.
08:22By the public address announcer with a touch of whimsy,
08:25telling the travelling support that all trains back to Manchester have been cancelled.
08:30Was that handball?
08:31Giles with an optimistic shout, I fancy.
08:37Liam Miller not giving Matthias Cunha any room.
08:41But here's Masraoui, Umbermo.
08:47And a number of back-and-amber shirts in there.
08:51It may take something pretty special for United now.
08:54Today, just because of the amount of numbers and bodies back.
08:57Here's Umbermo looking to get away!
09:01And Solakas able to produce.
09:06The door was prized open there by Manchester United.
09:11But the man filling the goal had the answer.
09:13Well, that's Cunha dropping into that position in midfield.
09:15I think he's far better in that because what he does, he has the vision,
09:19the passing ability.
09:20Bomber does everything right, you know.
09:22He takes his touch away from the defender, he gets the shot on target.
09:25That's his second or third big save we've seen from the new goalkeeper at Solakas.
09:29What a way to indeed yourself to the home fans.
09:34Well, Umbermo will take the resulting corner.
09:38High and arcing towards Harry Maguire, Matthias Cunha.
09:43And defending that six-yard box as though their lives depended on it.
09:51Rashford, that's useful.
09:52Borgesco didn't make the contact he was hoping for.
09:56I'm sure he won't mind me saying that, he's got a good few years left in him.
09:59I must say that.
10:01Here's Maguire.
10:05Maguire will go for it.
10:09He's got the talent to make a lot of friends and gain a lot of admirers.
10:14Well, trying to catch Solakas out, nothing else has worked so far.
10:22Was a noted Gaelic footballer.
10:25And if you've ever played Gaelic football, you know that you learn to take the knocks.
10:31Yes, because you're going to get him a lot.
10:34And you've got to be fit because the size of the fields are incredible.
10:41Well, he set his coach a mission.
10:44Keep us in the championship.
10:46And on the balcony at City Hall after their triumph at Wembley.
10:52Sergei Yakirovich's words were, I'm sorry, I've failed.
10:57Yeah, it's brilliant, isn't it?
11:00Certainly haven't failed today.
11:02Or at any point, really.
11:07The first game on the first Saturday of the new Premier League season produces its first sensation.
11:17A first ever top flight victory over Manchester United for Hull City.
11:25And you have to say richly deserved.
11:28Their team defended resolutely and took their chances from set pieces.
11:34The centre-backs, the scoring stars of the show.
11:38And then their number doing a terrific job at the other end.
11:42Manchester United, with so much expectation after a profitable second half to last season,
11:49just could not produce the guile, the quality to break them down.
11:54And a manager who's talked of miracles coming into this season, Sergei Yakirovich.
12:00May well be able to make one happen again during the course of the next few weeks and months.
12:07An extraordinary afternoon, a wonderful start for Hull City.
12:12They've beaten Manchester United.
12:14Yes, they have beaten Manchester United by two goals to nil.
12:19Hi there, I'm Rebecca Lowe, studio host of the Premier League on USA Sports, NBC and Peacock.
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