Hull City 2-0 Manchester United on the night they came back
Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy score. Hull, everyone's favourites to go down, punch the season in the mouth.
Why this one matters: Manchester United are supposed to be the measuring stick. Hull City had not played a Premier League match in nine years. On 22 August at the MKM Stadium the measuring stick fell over.
Semi Ajayi scored in the 17th minute after a scramble from a corner. Nobel Mendy headed in close range in the 38th. Hull 2-0 United. Oli McBurnie ran the show according to The Athletic's opening-weekend notes. The Tigers were everyone's favourites to go down. They left with three points and a clean sheet they still have not given up three weeks later.
United will win games this season. They already have. This night is the one the table will keep whispering about.
The stakes
Opening-day points, a promoted club's first statement, United's first wound.
The rivalry angle
New money, old giant. Hull were not supposed to be in this sentence.
Players who could decide it
Opened the scoring in the 17th minute.
Close-range header, 38th minute, 2-0.
Did you know?
- !Hull's first Premier League match in nine years.
- !Ajayi 17', Mendy 38'.
- !Hull have not conceded in their first three league games.
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