Newly promoted Hull City welcome Premier League giants Manchester United in Gameweek 1 of the 2026/27 season.
Saturday afternoon's contest marks the Tigers' first top-flight contest since 21st May 2017, where they fell to a 7-1 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur to confirm 18th place and relegation to the Championship.
Hull boss Sergej Jakirovic will be aware of the challenges that await his side upon their return to the top-flight, and he'll hope that a raucous MKM stadium can fire them over the line on Saturday afternoon.
Michael Carrick's return inspired a revival at Man Utd last campaign, and they'll hope that an impressive summer transfer window will help them close the gap on reigning champions Arsenal and their Manchester rivals after finishing third in the 2025/26 season.
Jakirovic has made one change to the Hull side that played out a 0-0 draw in their final pre-season game against Nice last weekend.
Konstantinos Tzolakis, Nobel Mendy and Elliot Stroud are handed their first starts, while Oli McBurnie makes his first Premier League appearance since featuring for Sheffield United in April 2024.
There are few surprises in Carrick's Man Utd XI. Matthijs de Ligt has only recently returned to first team training following a lengthy lay-off, while Lisandro Martinez has endured a lack of pre-season minutes, and so Ayden Heaven partners Harry Maguire in defence.
New arrivals Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos take shape in midfield, while Matheus Cunha is expected to lead the line with Benjamin Sesko deemed not fit enough to start.
Confirmed Hull City XI
Konstantinos Tzolakis
Lewis Coyle
Semi Ajayi
John Egan
Ryan Giles
Nobel Mendy
Matt Crooks
Regan Slater
Mohamed Belloumi
Elliot Stroud
Oli McBurnie
Confirmed Manchester United XI
Senne Lammens
Noussair Mazraoui
Harry Maguire
Ayden Heaven
Luke Shaw
Youri Tielemans
Andrey Santos
Patrick Dorgu
Bruno Fernandes
Matheus Cunha
Bryan Mbeumo
