Hull 2-0 Manchester United: Player Ratings
BBC Sport Analysis
Hull City:
- 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: Early deep cross from right wing-back area gave a hint of Hull’s plan to attack from wide areas. (7)
- Semi Ajayi: In the right place to smash home the rebound, putting Hull ahead. His first Premier League goal since January 2021, for West Brom at Wolves. A rock at the back. (9)
- John Egan: Stepped into midfield when Hull had the ball, played the position really well. (8)
- Ryan Giles: Like Coyle, a major threat going forward, but got back into position defensively. (7)
- Regan Slater: Superb curling free-kick invited Nobel Mendy to attack it for Hull’s second. (7)
- Matt Crooks: Dominated the central midfield battle, industrious and encouraging. (8)
- Nobel Mendy: Debut goal capped a fine display, defensively sound, made the clearances when needed. (8)
- Mohamed Belloumi: Very calm performance, tidy short passes and rarely gave the ball away. (8)
- Oli McBurnie: Impossible for the visitors to deal with. He didn’t score, but his threat created space for team-mates. (8)
- Elliot Stroud: Got away with a late tackle on Harry Maguire, but the rest of his performance was positive. (7)
Subs:
- Paddy McNair: Solid defensive effort against his old club. (6)
- Lucas Herrington: Held his position well as Hull counter-attacked. (6)
- Liam Millar: Led a late breakaway but couldn’t create a third. (6)
- Cody Drameh: Nipped in on Luke Shaw to prevent a cross. (6)
- Matt Targett: (6)
Manchester United:
- Senne Lammens: Made two good saves, blocking McBurnie’s effort, which led to Ajayi’s goal. One of the visitors’ better performers. (7)
- Noussair Mazraoui: Tended to run inside the wide attacking channel but didn’t threaten, struggled to stop Hull’s attacks. (5)
- Harry Maguire: Angered by a late tackle from Stroud, but his performance was generally solid. (6)
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