Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Hull nailed their set-up with a back five too physical for Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha, and wing-backs in Lewie Coyle and Ryan Giles who served target man Oli McBurnie well. But this was about fight and spirit over anything on Sergej Jakirovic's tactics board. Winning almost two thirds of both their duels and headers before the break was just reward for the intensity, energy and belief they brought to the game - and United did not match it.
It was inevitable that the Tigers would be fired up after riding the wave of promotion, but it felt as though Michael Carrick's side hadn't realised. They failed to do the basics right and were punished. A video of McBurnie dribbling around a static Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans will rightly do the rounds on social media and only epitomised their performance on Humberside.
People may point to a lack of quality in the Man Utd side but without the hunger and desire to do those basics, it would have made little difference.Ron Walker Everton's performance in victory over Crystal Palace was symptomatic of a team maturing under the influence of wily David Moyes. He fielded the second-youngest XI of his second stint at the club, inviting questions over the suitability of his inexperienced midfield. But young Harrison Armstrong and new signing Hayden Hackney dovetailed perfectly, unafraid of their elevated Premier League stage.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall delivered a masterful display, scoring a wonderful opener to set the tone. Under-the-radar Iliman Ndiaye was equally impactful. He has more Premier League goal involvements for Everton than any other player since his debut in 2024-25 (15G, 4A).
Everton made big strides following the return of Moyes last term and now have the potential to double down on that progress. No doubt Moyes needs a bit of help from the decision-makers at the club to climb higher in the table. He wants a right-back before the transfer window closes.
And talk of a reunion with Jack Grealish offers more hope of investment and improvement. With a few more signings, there are plenty of reasons for optimism in the blue corner of Merseyside.Laura Hunter Daniel Farke is keen to quash any prospect that anything but survival is possible this season, but Leeds have started the new campaign in the same way they ended the last one. Only reigning champions Arsenal have picked up more points since the start of April than the Whites - who have lost just once in their last ten games.
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