Hull stun Man Utd and Ipswich also enjoy winning Premier League return

Aug 22 : Hull City marked their return to the Premier League after a nine-year absence with a deserved 2-0 victory over Manchester United and fellow newcomers Ipswich Town also began impressively with a 2-1 home win against visiting Sunderland.

Leeds United ruined Oliver Glasner's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest as they snatched a late 1-0 victory at the City Ground, while the Austrian's former club Crystal Palace were beaten 2-0 at Everton.

Opening weekends of a new campaign are often unpredictable and after an unprecedented managerial merry-go-round this summer, with nine clubs starting with a new man in charge, it proved the case again with Hull producing the biggest upset.

There had been an air of optimism surrounding Michael Carrick's United side after last season's revival saw them finish third under their former midfielder, who replaced the sacked Ruben Amorim in January.

Instead they got a reality check.

"It's one game," Carrick told TNT Sports. "It's the first game of the season, so it's disappointing enough, and it hurts, of course it does.

"But it doesn't change direction all of a sudden, the whole direction the team's going in, or the football club. We'll stay calm, stay in the bubble and focus on next week."

Hull were promoted via the playoffs and began the season tipped for an early return to the Championship.

However, they threatened United from the start and took the lead in the 17th minute when Semi Ajayi turned home a rebound after Oli McBurnie's effort from a corner had been parried by goalkeeper Senne Lammens.

Hull's dominance at set-pieces paid off again seven minutes before halftime. Regan Slater curled a free kick into the area and Nobel Mendy rose high to power a header beyond Lammens to send the