Newly-promoted Hull City welcome big-dreaming Manchester United to the MKM Stadium early Saturday to kick off their 2026-27 Premier League seasons.
Sergej Jakirović led Hull to the top flight in his first season as boss, and this team will look a bit different to the side that won the Championship playoffs. Ivor Pandur and Kyle Joseph have left and a bunch of new talent is in the fold.
STREAM LIVE — Hull City v Manchester United
Man United got a full offseason’s preparation under Michael Carrick and are back in the UEFA Champions League.
They are looking to build on a season that saw Bruno Fernandes win Premier League Player of the Season and have added Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos to help offset the loss of Casemiro to Inter Miami.
How to watch Hull City vs Manchester United live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 7:30am ET Saturday, August 22
Venue: MKM Stadium — Kingston-upon-Hull
TV Channel: USA
Streaming: Watch online via USA
Hull City team news, focus
Hull are without as many as nine players including Joe Gelhardt and Oscar Zambrano, as question marks hang over the statuses of Hudemasa Morita and Cody Drameh.
Leading scorer Oli McBurnie and busy back John Egan will lead the way for the Tigers.
Manchester United team news, focus
Benjamin Sesko and Matthijs de Ligt are back in training after long lay-offs, though only the former would seem to have a chance of featuring this weekend.
Mason Mount is a question mark while Manuel Ugarte is not going to participate against Hull.
The most intriguing decisions are in the midfield. How will Carrick choose to attack Week 1?
Hull City vs Manchester United prediction
Hull will try to muck up the game in front of a healthy and happy crowd but few are expecting the Tigers to edge this contest. Hull City 0-2 Manchester United.
