Popular Manchester United players flop as Hull remind Dream Team bosses to expect the unexpected

THE first rule of Dream Team: expect the unexpected. Managers were reminded of this eternal truth on the opening weekend of the 2026/27 season when Hull stunned Manchester United on Saturday. Several of Michael Carrick's troops were among the most popular players in Dream Team for Gameweek 1 as gaffers sought to target

Hull scored both their goals against Man United from set-pieces as they inflicted an opening day defeat on Michael Carrick's side

Ever since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement 13 years ago, Manchester United have been stuck in football’s equivalent of purgatory and a chastening experience in Hull suggests they could be there a while longer. Michael Carrick’s permanent appointment was supposed to hail a new era at Old Trafford but very little has chan