Manchester United will begin their 2026-27 Premier League campaign with a clash against Hull City on Saturday afternoon.
The Red Devils finished third in last season's Premier League, while Hull secured a return to England's top flight for the current campaign as 2025-26 Championship playoff winners, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both sides.
HULL VS. MAN UNITED
HULL
Out: Eliot Matazo (knee), Darko Gyabi (groin), Jack Butland (arm), Oscar Zambrano (thigh), Charle Hughes (groin), Joe Gelhardt (ankle), Hidemasa Morita (calf)
Doubtful: Cody Drameh (thigh), Matty Jacob (hip)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Tzolakis; Coyle, Ajayi, Mendy, Giles; Slater, Crooks; Belloumi, Hjerto-Dahl, Stroud; McBurnie
MAN UNITED
Out: Matthijs de Ligt (back), Manuel Ugarte (knee)
Doubtful: Karl Darlow (fitness), Benjamin Sesko (shin), Mason Mount (foot)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw; Tielemans, Santos; Amad, Fernandes, Cunha; Mbeumo