Manchester United begin their Premier League campaign with a 2-0 defeat at Hull, and coach Michael Carrick says he will not “blast” the team despite the disappointing start. The loss comes as Carrick addresses the club’s performance in their opening match of the season.
Elsewhere in the league, Tottenham Hotspur, described in reports as having spent heavily in the build-up to the campaign, suffer a heavy 3-0 defeat against Brentford. The results place early pressure on both clubs as the season gets underway.
In separate coverage, Arsenal also starts their title defence with a convincing 3-0 win at home against promoted Coventry, highlighting a contrasting opening weekend for the league’s top teams. Across outlets, the common focus is the early setbacks for Manchester United and Tottenham and the reactions to those performances, alongside Arsenal’s winning start.
