Hull exploit Man United's flaws in Carrick's first defeat

Hull City watched United three times and executed a plan that exposed pace and set-piece weaknesses.

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What happened. Hull City beat Manchester United 2-0, with goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy, exploiting United's weaknesses in pace and set pieces.

• Hull City watched United three times, including a 4-2 loss to AC Milan.
• Luke Shaw, Patrick Dorgu, Noussair Mazraoui, and Matheus Cunha struggled.
• Bruno Fernandes said the team made the same old mistakes.

“Everything that we agreed on in the meeting this week, everything that we tried to practice went as planned, and this is the result in the end.”

— Sergej Jakirovic

Carrick faces scrutiny as United's lack of pace and predictability raise concerns despite early season promise.

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