Hoy Hoy Hoy....Hope this is the start of many more to come
Hoy Hoy Hoy....Hope this is the start of many more to come
They lost what they got from this
to this
for this
But this was theirs too
Sunderland have completed the signing of Manchester United's Paddy McNair and Donald Love for a combined £5.5m.
brilliant start
MATCH PREVIEW: HULL CITY V MANCHESTER UNITED
How can I follow the game? The match at the KCOM Stadium kicks off at 17:30 BST on Saturday and will be broadcast live in the UK on BT Sport. MUTV's live matchday programme begins at 16:30 BST and subscribers can watch the game in full at 18:00 BST on Sunday. You can also keep up with all the action as it happens via ManUtd.com's live match blog and by following our official Twitter account @manutd.
Set the scene for me… With the season now getting into full swing, Manchester United face a Hull City side who, like the Reds, have a perfect record from their opening two Premier League outings. In United'swin against Southampton last time out, Zlatan Ibrahimovic increased his scoring run to three matches and if the Swede can get on the scoresheet at Hull, he will equal a club record which has stood for 91 years.
They'll have a familiar face in the dugout... Indeed. Mike Phelan is Hull's caretaker boss and will take charge of his fourth game this weekend, having replaced fellow ex-Red Steve Bruce last month. Phelan, five years a United player, has been in coaching since he retired from playing in 1995, and held various roles at Old Trafford as part of Sir Alex Ferguson's backroom staff; most recently, he was the Scot's number two during a trophy-laden period for the Reds between 2008 and 2013.
Didn't Hull beat Leicester? Yes, they impressively overcame the champions 2-1 on the opening day, before winning 2-0 at Swansea City last weekend. Phelan made changes for Tuesday's League Cup tie away at Exeter City, which the Tigers won 3-1.
Who'll play on Saturday? Jose Mourinho will have a full squad to choose from for the trip to Humberside, with no players injured or suspended. Many will be keen to see Paul Pogba in action again, the Frenchman having put in a masterful performance against Southampton on his Old Trafford return. Chris Smalling, who lacked minutes in pre-season with injury, also made his first appearance of the campaign against Saints, coming on as a late substitute for Wayne Rooney, but Jesse Lingard sat out a second successive game. Hull are still coping with several injury problems and will be without six players for Saturday’s game, so Phelan may choose to name the same line-up for the third league game in a row.
When did we last face the Tigers? Our most recent meeting was away at the KCOM Stadium (formerly the KC Stadium) on the final day of the 2014/15 season. The game, which ended 0-0, saw Hull relegated to the Championship. The meeting earlier that season at Old Trafford resulted in a 3-0 United win, with the goals coming from Smalling, Rooney and Robin van Persie.
Who are their key men? Robert Snodgrass, who joined Hull in 2014, has been in fine form at the start of the new season. The Scotland international has scored in two of Hull’s three matches in all competitions so far and put in a Man-of-the-Match performance at Swansea last weekend. Adama Diomande has also enjoyed a positive beginning to the new campaign, netting once against Leicester and twice in the League Cup second-round win at Exeter.
Anything else I should know? Hull have never beaten United in the Premier League, a run spanning eight matches that includes seven Reds wins and one draw.
What are the other fixtures this weekend? The rest of the Premier League programme reads:
Saturday 27 August (15:00 BST unless stated)
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool, 12:30 BST
Chelsea v Burnley
Crystal Palace v Bournemouth
Everton v Stoke City
Leicester City v Swansea City
Southampton v Sunderland
Watford v Arsenal
Sunday 28 August
West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough, 13:30 BST
Manchester City v West Ham United, 16:00 BST
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EFL CUP: REDS DRAWN AWAY TO COBBLERS
Manchester United have been drawn away to Northampton Town in the third round of the EFL Cup.
Jose Mourinho's men will take on the League One side at Sixfields Stadium on either Tuesday 20 September or Wednesday 21 September following the draw.
The Reds have played the Cobblers on four previous occasions. The first meetings took place in the 1965/66 season in Division One. A 1-1 draw at Northampton was followed by a 6-2 win for United at Old Trafford, inspired by a Bobby Charlton hat-trick.
The other two matches between the sides came in the FA Cup, most famously in 1970 when George Best scored six times in an 8-2 fifth-round victory, and most recently in 2004 when the Reds recorded a 3-0 away win in round four.
Northampton currently sit 15th in League One on four points after drawing their opening four league games, while extra-time and penalties were needed to see off Barnsley and West Brom respectively in order to book their place in the third round of the League Cup.
An announcement regarding the confirmed date and kick-off time for United's match against the Cobblers will be made in due course.
Full third round draw
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
Leeds v Blackburn Rovers
QPR v Sunderland
West Ham v Accrington Stanley
Southampton V Crystal Palace
Swansea City v Manchester City
Fulham v Bristol City
Bournemouth v Preston North End
Tottenham v Gillingham
Everton v Norwich City
Derby County v Liverpool
Northampton v Manchester United
Brighton v Reading
Newcastle v Wolves
Stoke City v Hull City
Leicester v Chelsea