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Ajayi is rock at the back as Hull stun Man Utd – Hull v Man Utd player ratings
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Image caption: Manchester United’s Harry Maguire and Hull’s Elliot Stroud clash at the MKM Stadium
By Simon Stone, Chief football news reporter at the MKM Stadium
Published 14 minutes ago
Newly-promoted Hull City stunned Manchester United on their return to the Premier League with two first-half goals giving them victory.
Here are my player ratings; you can also see how you scored them below.
What do BBC Sport’s player ratings mean?
Published 21 hours ago
Hull City starting XI:
- Konstantinos Tzolakis: Excellent one-handed save to turn away Mbeumo’s angled drive, commanding when he came for high balls. Really good debut. 8
- Lewie Coyle (off 70): Early deep cross for McBurnie from right wing-back area gave a hint of Hull’s plan to attack from wide areas. 7
- Semi Ajayi (off 63): In the right place to smash home the rebound to put Hull ahead. His first Premier League goal since January 2021, for West Brom at Wolves. 9
- John Egan: Middle of a defensive three, but stepped into midfield when Hull had the ball. Played the position really well. 8
- Ryan Giles (off 84): Like Coyle, a major threat going forward, but got back into position defensively to deny the visitors the same space he enjoyed. 7
- Regan Slater: Superb curling free-kick invited Nobel Mendy to attack it for Hull’s second. Part of a really good midfield effort. 7
- Matt Crooks: Dominated the central midfield battle, industrious and encouraging while never letting his own standards slip. Quietly impressive. Even had the energy for a charge downfield that forced Lammens to clear. 8
- Nobel Mendy (off 63): Debut goal capped a fine display, defensively sound, made the clearances when he needed to. 8
- Mohamed Belloumi: Very calm performance, tidy short passes and rarely gave the ball away, which allowed Hull to build momentum. 8
- Oli McBurnie: Impossible for the visitors to deal with. He didn’t score, but the threat he posed created space for team-mates to exploit. 8
- Elliot Stroud (off 70): Got away with a late tackle on Harry Maguire in the early stages, which angered the Manchester United defender. However, the rest of his performance was hugely positive. 7
Subs:
- Paddy McNair (on 63): Solid defensive effort against his old club. 6
- Lucas Herrington (on 63): Hull were playing on the counter-attack and he held his position well. 6
- Liam Millar (on 70): Led a late breakaway but couldn’t create a third. 6
- Cody Drameh (on 70): Nipped in on Luke Shaw to prevent him getting a cross over as the visitors’ pressure mounted. 6
- Matt Targett (on 84): 6
Subs not used:
- Dillion Phillips, Jens Hjertø-Dahl, Kieran Dowell, Lucas Gourna-Douath.
Manchester United starting XI:
- Senne Lammens: Made two good saves before blocking McBurnie’s goalbound effort, which led to Ajayi’s goal. Despite the score one of the visitors’ better performers. 7
- Noussair Mazraoui (off 80): Tended to run inside the wide attacking channel but didn’t threaten and found it tough to stop Hull when they were going forward.
