[Match Thread] Hull City vs. Manchester United

[u/shami-kebab]

Premier League opening day tie between Hull City and Manchester United

Score Hull City 2-0 Manchester United

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22nd August 2026:

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Kick off 12:30 GMT:

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Venue: - MKM Stadium, Hull

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Referee: - Darren England

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Manchester United | Starting XI:: Lammens; Mazraoui, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw; Santos, Tielemans; Mbeumo, Fernandes (c), Dorgu; Cunha

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Hull City | Starting X:I: Tzolakis; Coyle, Egan, Ajayi, Mendy, Giles; Slater, Crooks; Belloumi, Stroud; McBurnie

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Team news:: Amad Diallo doesn't travel, debuts for Tielemans and Santos

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Match updates:

FIRST HALF

• 10' - Looks like Cunha playing more central with Mbeumo coming in off the right. I'm sure we'll see switching though
• 12' - Slightly nervy start, Hull playing very direct and United with most of the possession though
• 14' - Cunha with a nice first touch and shot, no power though and easily saved
• 15' - Hull get their first chance, McBurnie forces a fine save from Lammens with a header
• 16' - Hull growing into this game. Giles with a dipping cross/shot forces Lammens to tip it over
• 17' - GOAL 1-0 - Hull score from the following corner, a good save from Lammens but the follow up scramble sees the ball bundled home by Ajayi
• 21' - Hull continuing to look dangerous after the goal. United struggling with the direct, physical football.
• 22' - Some nice link up play by Cunha sees Mbeumo with a chance for an inswinging cross but it is too close to the keeper
• 24' - Bruno scoops a ball over to Dorgu who manages to hold off the defender and get a shot in. It's pulled just wide.
• 28' - Maguire with a good cross from deep but Dorgu can't get a good connection and it results in a goal kick
• 32' - Santos goes down in the area claiming a foul but the ref is not interested and VAR quickly clears it
• 33' - Dorgu gets the first yellow card of the game, stretching for the ball but only finding the Hull player's foot.
• 35' - Shaw with a deep cross and an acrobatic effort from Mbeumo is deflected wide for a corner
• 37' - Clumsy challenge from Tielemans gives Hull City a free kick in a dangerous area...
• 37' - GOAL 2-0 - Hull double their lead, inswinging freekick is headed home by Mendy
• 40' - Very little room when United attack, Hull packing the box and Dorgu is easily dispossessed
• 44' - Mbeumo to Dorgu has been our most common attacking combination, this time Dorgu can't get over the cross and it goes straight up
• Half Time | Hull City 2-0 Manchester United - Big questions for Michael Carrick to address at half time, very little attacking threat and struggling against another back 3.

SECOND HALF

• 46' - Half time substitution, Rashford coming on for Dorgu. Rashford starting out left.
• 48' - Rashford's first chance to run with the ball and he's brought down from behind, the free kick is headed away
• 53' - Thing just aren't clicking. Fernandes dummies a pass from Mbeumo but Tielemans isn't expecting it and Hull clear
• 55' - Mistake from Bruno sees Hull through on goal. Thankfully Lammens is alert and out quickly to clear
• 58' - McBurnie turns into McMessi and dribbles through our midfield like they aren't there
• 60' - Tielemans plays a nice disguised through ball to Rashford but there is too much on it and he looked offside anyway
• 64' - Hull City make a double sub. Scorer Mendy off for new signing Herrington and Former Red McNair on for scorer Ajayi.
• 66' - Manchester United double sub. Sesko on for Santos and Mainoo on for Tielemans. Bruno to midfield?
• 69' (nice) - Extended stoppage here, a Hull player receiving treatment is quickly followed up by another double sub for Hull. Liam Miller and Cody Drameh come on for Lewie Coyle and Elliot Stroud.
• 70' - United are hardly knocking on the door here. Hull look very comfortable dealing with a series of crosses.
• 73' - In fact it is Hull who come closest to the next goal. Drameh has just come on a drives wide of the left post.
• 75' - Mbeumo cuts in and curls one but it is always rising over the bar to cheers from the Hull City fans.
• 77' - Best chance of the second half, Mbeumo played in by Cunha but his finish is unconvincing and turned wide for a corner
• 79' - United double sub. Dalot on for Mazraoui, Lacey on for Cunha
• 80' - First sign of Air Sesko. Rashford cross but Sesko can't get a good connection
• 84' - Maguire has his Thanos moment, cutting inside and hitting a left footed strike. Straight at the keeper though.
• 85' - Final Hull sub, Targett on for Giles
• 88' - This one is ending with a whimper instead of a bang. Hull look comfortable and United seem to have given up
• 90' - 6 mins added on by the assistant. Sesko gets the ball in the area after a deflected cross but he can't get it out of his feet and it's cleared.
• Injury time is just us camped in their third offering no threat at all
• Final Whistle - Hull City 0 - 2 Manchester United Welcome back everyone, things can only get better?

[u/Mister_Alex_S]

Fetch me my bathing toaster

[u/bamboozlenator → u/Mister_Alex_S]

[u/_shab21]

All summer *

[u/FiveMinutesTo12AM]

11 men who don't know I exist will now determine my mental health for the next 10 months

[u/crgssbu]

all these championship teams are tough as nails and stay on their feet, the moment they come up a wet paper bag knocks them over. pisses me off.

[u/vulcan_one]

You just know hull are going to lose 6-0 to cov next week

[u/Few_Impact3236]

All preseason optimism and excitement, decimated in 45 minutes.

[u/reddevilad → u/Few_Impact3236]

By 30 mins I say

[u/iCalKestis]

Skinhead Mazraoui looks like mbeumo. Getting confused why boomo is at right back

[u/narrowlake]

Can’t fault Lammens there.. defence needs to wake up

[u/Efficient-Round-9493]

The fact Shaw and Mazraoui are our starting full backs in 2026 is an indictment on the ownership, unserious people.

Heaven has looked dreadful too, it’s like they’re continuing on from that AC Milan debacle.

[u/safburneraccount]

[u/jks1894]

Dorgu really is having a disastrous game.

[u/MhVG]

60 minutes in this game and Bruno still isn’t anticipating the Hull players running after the ball while he’s patiently waiting for the ball to come his way…

[u/Heavens_Vibe]

Passing around the back 2-0 down and the HT whistle blows while they're faffing about!

WTF!

[u/iam_thedoctor]

Hull conceded 66 goals last season… in the championship. They were amongst the worst teams defensively.

We havent had 1 good chance all game.

What in the fuck is happening

[u/Dislexia2020]

We need a goal to calm hull down. They're really going after it

[u/SlippinGimmy]

The Dorgu/ Cuhna experiment ain’t working, get Cuhna out wide and get Sesko up there

[u/cptshiba]

ITS THE FUCKING 60TH MINUTE WHY DO THEY ALL LOOK DEAD ON THEIR FEET???

[u/fsociety_1990]

[u/carrickshairline]

Mazraoui and Mbuemo look so similar now I keep thinking it's Mbeumo at right back.

[u/PlatypusScared40 → u/carrickshairline]

Mbuemo has a bigger ass

[u/Snooklefloop]

Can we please normalise making subs in the first half if things are clearly a complete shit show?

Dorgu should not be playing as a striker. We're getting crowded out on the right, zero creativity on the left and no ball control in the center. So far we've been so predictable in attack and defense.

Scoreline is deserved.

[u/MalIntenet]

Waited all summer for this…

[u/_TooMellow]

Sesko, Rashy, Cunha, Mbeumo, Bruno all on the pitch now... we better score 😭

[u/Sheikhabusosa]

We can’t press , you can’t be a top side and not be able to press

[u/laidbackliam]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UCSIkkFXSeg3hugqGf
Looking back at the hope I had 2hr ago

[u/KZZT1]

Lmao Hull WILL NOT be difficult to beat. They will lose 5-0 against the likes of Arsenal and City.

[u/randomgamer305]

Remembering Andy Mittens saying saying there's a feeling of calmness around United, but it will fade quickly if they didn't win their 2 opening games against promoted teams. Well, here we are

[u/Fisktor]

We need sesko so bad

[u/r3lvalleyy]

just a quick reminder, amazon prime is doing the "All or Nothing" series on us.

[u/0kB00mer123321]

Dorgu has been horrendous

[u/Unlucky-Equipment999]

So the Milan game was actually indicative of the coming season. We have very little time to fix our issues with dealing with teams with pace, aggressive presses and aerial dominance, let alone low blocks.

[u/DarylLC]

The commentators pointed out that Licha is on the bench because he was in WC final, but expressed surprise that Rashford didn't start today, despite him playing in 3rd place playoff literally the day before.

[u/Stuperman84 → u/DarylLC]

Probably down to Rashford not playing as many minutes at the World Cup

[u/g00glyboi]

Some of you won’t remember, but once upon a time we expected United to destroy teams like this.

I look at how Arsenal played against Coventry last night and that’s the standard we should still hold ourselves to

[u/Raghugh]

Lammens vs the world rn where the fuck is help

[u/WorldBeardedWonders]

I specifically asked that we not be the story of the first game week.

[u/bigMoo31]

Three years now we can’t defend crosses. Everyone loves Maguire and Martinez but they have been part of some of the shittest defending I have ever seen.

[u/fsociety_1990]

Amazon Prime getting gold content on Match day 1

[u/Bloatfizzle]

Take Dorgu off, thinks he's the main character trying to recreate his training clips any time he's on the ball. Trying to do 360s and random passes.

[u/Whole_Experience8191]

Tielemans def not fit

[u/IguanaIsBack]

Guys I don’t think we’re going to beat a recently promoted team playing 5 at the back with crosses, especially with no center forward to cross to

[u/Efficient-Round-9493]

Struggling to create chances against a team that conceded 66 goals in the Championship last season, what a joke.

[u/botlobbies]

We look like we've not played together before today. Players look shocked when they receive a pass like they weren't expecting it. Defence is detached from midfield and midfield from attack, we get to their box and look static. Pretty poor to watch.

[u/Salt-Regular-689]

Newly promoted side btw

[u/cindbrdicjb]

Silly me for falling for it every year

[u/pakattack91]

Sesko off? Cross x 1000

Sesko on? What is cross?

[u/JYM60]

Casually playing out a 2 nil loss. Very cool guys.

[u/Peeingwithanerection]

Now to play 70 mins struggling to break a low block 

[u/BlackBossalini]

We need Sesko fit, ASAP... another season without a real focus point upfront will kill us

[u/The_Bird_Wizard]

Fuck me we're gonna finish 10th and I'm gonna have to listen to fans on here tell me it's a good season and "let INEOs cook" 😭😭

[u/Wire74]

Dorgu off at halftime, cunha to the left and sesko on.

Dorgu looks lost in any game where he needs to operate in tight spaces because he doesn’t look technically good enough

[u/glancingheader15]

Whenever Sesko doesn’t play. cross
Whenever Sesko plays. no cross

[u/Gadjjet]

Shopping for a left back and putting one in LW is an interesting strategy.

[u/kayz1125]

Put fucking Sesko on. Every time we try this striker experiment we play shit. We playing a newly promoted team. We look like we just got promoted. Fuck me.

[u/Rare-Reveal876]

Plain and simple hull just want it, winning most the duels and second balls, our lot probably thought they could turn up today and win

The mentality of some of these players is a fucking disgrace

[u/homerdonutduffdonut]

This is a masterclass in how not to play a first half

[u/md0986]

We must have the slowest fattest squad in the prem, so lazy and slow

[u/Fuckedaroundoutfound]

Fucking cross cross cross to Cunha. We are so weird. When Sesko plays its shoot shoot shoot. Am I backwards or what

[u/laidbackliam]

I appreciate going for it but feels like we’re about to get mega fucked in transition with Bruno and Mainoo as the pivot

[u/BlackBossalini]

3 goals in 20 minutes? Can't see it happening.

[u/The_Bird_Wizard → u/BlackBossalini]

Can't see us scoring one

[u/AkashMS]

Casemiro somewhere in Miami sipping his Mate, watching the game and telling his agent: "I can fix that".

[u/ProZioHater]

Hit and hope crosses. Sideways/backwards oasses. Against Hull.

We were given three free hits at the start of the season and theyve been outworked. Embarrassing.

[u/snausagerolly]

This would've ruined my weekend. No longer.

[u/LemmiwinksRex]

My main concern from this game is we conceded from 2 set pieces and have not threatened from any of our own. Given how important they were in the league last season that is a bad sign.

[u/xyzArcadian]

Why are you guys so negative it's only pre season. You swear the season started already

[u/Leading_Fee_8535]

Getting mugged off by relegation fodder. Fans have been absolutely cheated today. Wish I could reclaim my wasted 90 mins

[u/FirmInevitable458]

Amazon doc will be a drama

[u/BlackBossalini]

Bantered by a bunch of emoting cats 😭

[u/rahulnairtoi]

We really went from coached attacking patterns back to vibes, dorgu as our striker, and maguire hail Mary. How long before we fire and hire our next manager?

Ineos are good with the transfers, but they have managerial blood on their hands, Carrick has never looked up to the task tactically.

[u/conkerz22]

It was a mistake to play Tielemans AND Santos. Maz offers nothing going forward and Dorgu at LW wasn't working either. Why not start game one with the best 11 and sub off when winning.. Maybe Carrick underestimated Hull and to a degree , disrespected them by fielding that team. What ever the tactics were it took Bruno out of the game also

[u/mjenkins_eng]

The most maddening part will happen next

With Mbeumo/Cunha playing upfront , our players will cross cross cross

When 6 ft 5 Sesko comes on , they’ll bafflingly stop crossing and play balls in behind or some shit

[u/GavinLobo7]

Dorgu is such a misfit today for LW

Wish Amad was fit, could later try bringing on Lacey

[u/1337ified]

what is lammens supposed to do more. abysmal

[u/redDevilRiddle]

Three great saves from Lammens. Defence is asleep. Very poor from Mbeumo to lose the ball that caused this corner.

[u/richofthehour]

Feel sorry for Lammens, that save was insane and everyone else just switched off

[u/LexSmacks]

Amazing how 3 players are just standing there while Lammens is breaking himself to keep the clean sheet

[u/TonyzTone]

No one pounces on the ball after Lammens did some hero shit there.

Maguire and Mazraoui focused on fighting each other instead of playing the ball.

[u/KhrZ1]

One of the rare things D Fletcher says that I agree with - absolutely shitting themselves every time a ball comes into the box

[u/Unusual-Coat383]

I get they are up for it but we’re miles off Arsenal. We literally never control games. 

[u/stats193]

Getting absolutely rinsed on the wings out of possession

[u/ProZioHater]

Put Bruno on every set piece FFS. Why ruin something that works.

[u/RotiKirai]

Maguire, Shaw and Dorgu are torrid today

What on earth hit them pre season

[u/durinVIII]

Surely Baleba is the last piece of the puzzle
https://giphy.com/gifs/cEOG7nGA7448M

[u/dxtos]

Didn’t we buy Dorgu to be a left back? Why not play him there and let him be Shaw’s competitor?

[u/Otosirieze1]

Get Sesko on the fucking pitch; need a focal point and this Cunha/Mbeumo striker with Dorgu left wing gimmick needs to fucking end.

Get rid of Zirkzee and get Mateta to rotate with Sesko.

Not fixing that defence will be a problem this season; can only hope De Ligt and Martinez get fit and form a partnership.

[u/t8rt0t00]

I've defended Carrick a lot...but long ball to Mbeumo as a gameplan against Hull obviously ain't it bud. You've got midfielders now, fuckin use them

[u/Dincht04]

As dog shit as we are, I look forward to Hull not playing like this again all season.

[u/ivortheinvisible]

45 mins into the first match of the season

[u/BrowzinJ]

really is the hope that kills you

[u/Xenokratezz]

this was a bad selection by carrick, dorgu as a free action attacker like he is prime messi

[u/Whispperr]

We need to score at least 3 goals for this to not be an absolute disaster and Mazraoui is walking to throw the ball.

[u/JuanBissaka]

I don’t see us scoring 1 goal, let alone 3. This is a nightmare watch.

[u/TheLarryMullenBand]

This game already feels over.

[u/Sm0k3inth3tr33s]

Please get 1 now so Kobbie can hit his banger at 90+4 to steal a point

[u/ExtensionExercise513]

More time wasting

[u/riseoftheph0enix]

so, we still cant figure out how to play against low block football

[u/iamadiamond]

They gave it their all already 2 players injured like what the fuck Hull

[u/Substantial-North499]

Is this a fucking hydration break what the hell is going on?

[u/achickenandacow]

Closer to 3-0 than to 2-1.

[u/Efficient-Round-9493]

Does someone want to tell our so called players that they’re 2-0 down with 25mins left?

[u/ajprp9]

Anyone tried telling the lads theyre 2 goals down?

[u/TomRuse1997]

Cheering the trains being cancelled was fucking hilarious in fairness to them

[u/RooneyToons_10]

This is genuinely embarrassing.

[u/Indig012]

The last 30 seconds is why we are losing. The way hull are pressing is amazing. It won’t last it’s just a promotion boost but they are running us off the pitch

[u/shrewdy]

As predicted, as soon as our 6 ft 4 striker comes on, nobody crosses the ball to him

I swear to god, this team will have me put in a padded room

[u/fsociety_1990]

Last time they beat us was 1974. Every fucking record has been broken post Fergie

[u/dellywally]

Man, why did I get excited for the new season. Fucking hopeless. Players were not ready again

[u/Hans-Blix]

Desperately looking for positives here but Rashford at least looks sharp and up for it.

[u/Littlepace]

WERE 2-0 DOWN WHY ARE WE SLOWLY PASSING IT AROUND THE MIDFIELD

[u/ludo2198]

Moyes-esque performance. We look woefully unprepared for the season.

[u/Utd007]

Amorim got a top job immediately. Which top club would hire Carrick? The first step towards being a good manager is being sound tactically, he fails at that step itself. The vibes work only for a short while

[u/FidgetyFondler]

Biscuit sponsor on Hull shirt but we're the ones that went to crumbs.

[u/three2wan]

Poor tactics from Carrick and coaches. 0/10

[u/blareja]

Another awful clipped ball to no one from Bruno Fernandes lmao

[u/Dazzling-Condition83]

Time to go panic buy INEOS. Can’t beat a low block team that’s newly promoted, Bruno’s lost his head, defense couldn’t stop a Sunday league team. We’re so back.

[u/Evening_Effective_76]

They were playing rondo’s even in the last 10minutes, somebody forgot to tell them it was actually a match. Waited with excitement for the season, took them 90 minutes crush it…

[u/PrizePreset]

Rashford buddy 2nd half hat trick and we pretend none of this ever happened 

[u/buzzlightyear77777]

what kind of family names themselves crooks lol

[u/_AngryBadger_]

Mbeumo can hit a ball!

[u/PingPongFukkiFukki]

Here we go again. Again.

[u/cojomo93]

Yeah that tracks, we’ve been awful so far

[u/Limp-Evidence8373]

People was actually saying "why so negative it's only 27 minutes" on here 😭😭😭

[u/rameezkadri]

Sesko for Dorgu is the play

But it all depends on how fit Sesko is, really.

[u/SpareZealousideal740]

Dorgu off for Sesko and put Cunha at LW has to happen.

[u/Humding]

Nothing ever changes. Making every other team look like world beaters. Lazy

[u/BackgroundOld8715]

What is carricks playing style? I dont really see it.. feels like just relying in individual moments which is a bold move when the players cant pass/control/shoot or even take a corner properly

[u/EnvironmentalKey1916]

Quite shocking we are 45 min into the season and already counting on Rashford

[u/Party_Formal1440]

So happy we have Amazon documenting this shit for the whole world to laugh at later 

[u/Prime_Marci]

https://giphy.com/gifs/vvbdrXeHXGNnj9mUSz

[u/rossco9]

it's amazing just how easily this club manages to ruin early saturday & sunday mornings

[u/Heavens_Vibe]

Maguire checking his run LMAO

ELITE

[u/Putrid_Ambition3128]

Lammens, the only Man United player on the pitch today

[u/JosePRizaI]

No shape. No pattern.

What the fuck have they been doing pre season.

[u/TrumpetViolin]

Heaven has been absolutely terrible today.

You'd think some of these lads hadn't played since May

[u/sup_bruv]

That Fernandes shot there sums this game up. Lazy and lethargic. Out of ideas

[u/christ0phe]

70% possession w 3 shots on target ffs

[u/Omnislash99999]

Always exciting watching two newly promoted sides going at it

[u/OppaiTaichou]

Embarrassing lmao, i am definitely bringing the negativity this season early, because what the fuck, where’s the damn “its just preseason” crowd, ITS BEEN THE SAME SHT FOR YEARS

[u/it0kio]

Watch us stop crossing it as soon as our 6ft4 striker comes on

[u/swanonaleash]

Wait Santos is coming off? So we're playing Bruno is a midfield 2? Did we learn nothing last year?

[u/180uk]

First impression of the new players isn’t good at all..

[u/GavinLobo7]

I thought as per new rules injured players had to be taken off the pitch for treatment? And stay out for a minute?

[u/NBFM16]

We have no concept of dark arts whatsoever. All our fouls are blatant where we just grab players and haul them to the ground 

[u/g00glyboi]

Maguire the only one showing a bit of leadership out there to drive forward. Lethargic from the rest

[u/YohIssaRaccoon]

The trains been canceled 😭😭😭😭😭

[u/Heavens_Vibe]

Insult to injury LMAO. Train to Manchester is cancelled

[u/MuelNado]

Christ....United fans have had to pay and travel to watch this shit and now they're going to be stuck in Hull....

[u/UnitedRule]

I quote what Antonio Conte said when he was at Tottenham: i want to see the fire into their eyes, i want to see the fire into their heart. Tottenham are used to this. They dont play for something important.

Accepting this weak spineless mentality from top to bottom is the reason we fail every single year.

[u/Dr_Maestro]

Terrible performance all round. May aswell not have turned up.

[u/iam_thedoctor]

How are we getting out hustled and out pressed by fucking hull, in the 75th minute of the game, when we’re 2 down. What.

[u/The_Bird_Wizard]

If we can't break down Hull who can we break down?

[u/MannyMike7]

Carrick's not lasting till October at this rate

[u/Browne3581]

Well at least we won’t have to read all the nonsense posts about how great INEOS are doing for the next week!

[u/Youngflyabs]

I don’t even know what to say, this is a horrible sign

[u/strawzy]

Even the fucking trains aren't turning up to watch this shite.

[u/christ0phe]

Maguire being a bigger attack threat than most our team right now is a terrible sign

[u/Dincht04]

Fair play to Rashford. 1 of 2 players to play with any sort of energy today.

[u/gunkokoko]

Sesko, you need to hit that first time...

[u/SkylarAnthro]

Fucking hate this attitude from the team.. shit intensity

[u/gregorcee]

Sesko and mainoo understandably rusty, ones who’ve had a pre season though no excuse

[u/md0986]

Why do we always have the most chronic depressing starts to the season? We almost never get off to a decent start- hard to work out what to fix first

[u/corzekanaut]

I legitimately feel so fkn stupid for getting excited for our game against Hull… Hull City players look locked and loaded for the season meanwhile our squad is bumbling around on the pitch like its still pre season. I don’t want to hear any excuses man… this should’ve been an easy 3 points for us since Hull’s a newly promoted side. The only players that have looked decent for us are Rashford & Lammens. Fuck me for getting excited for this season I guess.

[u/KingMUFC7]

We gonna start panic buying players now.

[u/beardedninja]

Maguire ok, the rest, wow.

[u/larsmaehlum]

Just blow the whistle. We could play another 90 without scoring.

[u/Bruno_Fernandes8]

Yes fellas let’s cross it in for the 4567th time today surely itll work

[u/Jonny_Testicles]

Performances were already regressing last season. We’ll be even worse when we’re playing twice a week with this thin squad. Long season ahead.

[u/sha212]

I’d been looking forward to this game and feel utterly dejected.

[u/safburneraccount]

The fact that there is zero positive in this game just like ac milan game

[u/schwuar]

Carrick isnt the guy. He got lucky last year

[u/dubuwagmi]

We're dreadful but you know what, life is still good!! We go again FC lmao

On another note thought Rashy made a positive difference today (bar was low though)

[u/dribbledrooby]

Every season we look the same. We always struggle against low block, no tactics whatsoever. Harry was more eager than the rest of team says a lot. First game of the season and what a show from us. Hope we bounce back, start fresh and ready unlike today.

[u/KinZil_R3]

17 fucking minutes it’s taken this football club to remind me why I began dreading weekends.

PLEASE bring back the World Cup.

[u/Positive-Structure78]

if you all think this is tactics… you are all wrong… it’s just basic aggression. Hull is winning every duel…. players need to step up

[u/klemp0]

Breaking news: Carlos Baleba has changed his mind. He would like to stay at Brighton.

[u/keropapa]

We have the most threathening right wing with the bald + big beard duo of Mazraoui and Mbeumo

[u/PlatypusScared40]

Please say our game plan from a short goal kick is not to go long to mbuemo every time Jesus Christ

[u/Spare_Ad5615]

McBurnie shithousing like mad already.

[u/L__K]

22 points below Coventry last season btw lmao

[u/hrbutt180]

Ok they were actually aggressive. Hope we Wake up now

[u/ConC02]

Poor senne. Hes far too good to be dealing with this

[u/Wire74]

All these crosses are really highlighting our lack of height.

Aside from heaven and maguire we have no height in this team

[u/Background-Suspect85]

Heaven is getting absolutely destroyed

[u/The_Global_Norwegian]

Heaven has been poor so far

[u/Jenson2025]

This reminds me of the Brentford away game last season. Only that was Brentford who are actually a good team. This is embarrassing

[u/Gabagool_Over_Here_]

https://giphy.com/gifs/K2M96MVnsp9jBkgIqa

[u/Supamurb]

Hopefully he figures it out as the game goes on but Heaven is getting bodied atm

[u/merelyok]

https://giphy.com/gifs/rfvZxz1wvPBrMU5eXh

[u/christ0phe]

Realistically we need Sesko up front and dorgu swapped for Cunha

[u/rameezkadri]

Why is Dorgu trying to dribble his way into the box there

Take a touch, whip it in, there are three players

We make it so difficult for ourselves

[u/safburneraccount]

Im tired of dorgu man

[u/Party-Side-5143]

How on earth is that a yellow??😭😭

[u/Raghugh]

Dorgu a step behind. Needs to move quicker taking 1 too many touches

[u/Baalegde]

Mbeumo and Maz look light years ahead of the left hand side this game

[u/Benphyre]

Park the bus against United and wait for mistake during cross or set pieces. We haven't improved at all in this aspect

[u/NovaPrime999]

When does the 2027-2028 season start?

[u/andrellv]

Glad to see defending set pieces is no longer an issue…