Hull City 2-0 Manchester United: A Carrick reality check
The pre-season optimism didn't survive week one. A lacklustre Manchester United were left stunned as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Hull City in their Premier League season opener at the MKM Stadium — a result that immediately puts pressure on Michael Carrick after just one game. Sky Sports How it unfolded Hull started the brighter side and made it count from set pieces. Oli McBurnie almost opened the scoring inside five minutes with a header that was smartly cleared, before a Bryan Mbeumo effort at the other end was well saved by debutant goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis. The breakthrough came from a corner: Slater's driven ball was flicked on, McBurnie's follow-up effort was superbly pushed onto the post by Lammens, and the loose ball fell for Semi Ajayi to slam home in the 17th minute. Nobel Mendy doubled the lead on his Premier League debut in the 38th minute, firing home from a Slater free-kick. ESPN + 2 The tactical story This wasn't a fluke r...