Hull City don return to Premier League for style. Dem don sign 11 new players dis summer and don break dia own transfer record two times. Manager Sergej Jakirovic tell BBC Radio Humberside say dem still dey look for right-back and additional striker. Na serious ambition from team wey last play for top flight for 2017.
Dem go start dia campaign with tough home match against Manchester United. Jakirovic don talk say United na very dangerous but exciting opponent. He remember say as young boy he dey watch Sir Alex Ferguson team for 1990s with Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole. He also praise Michael Carrick say he don bring back old DNA of United.
For United side, Carrick go give new signings Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos dem debut. Santos don impress for pre-season, dey screen defence like how Casemiro use to do. He no get same game intelligence as Casemiro yet, but he get extra running. Tielemans na safe signing, according to pundit.
But United get injury issue. Amad Diallo no dey for matchday squad because of ‘niggle’ wey e get at end of week. Carrick hope say e go soon come back, but e no sure. Mason Mount also doubt after setback with PSG. Matthijs de Ligt still out since November.
Hull sef get plenty injuries. Dem no get Charlie Hughes, Paddy McNair, Matty Jacob, Darko Gyabi, Eliot Matazo and summer recruits Óscar Zambrano, Jack Butland and Joe Gelhardt. But new signings Konstantinos Tzolakis, Nobel Mendy and Elliot Stroud go debut.
Dis go be first time Hull face United for MKM Stadium since January 2017. For dat match, Carrick play for United, and only Harry Maguire from dat day still dey for pitch today. Maguire na 23 years old then, and na im final season for Hull before he move to Leicester. Hull win dat day 2-1 for EFL Cup semi-final second leg, but United still go through 3-2 aggregate.
Arsenal don already start dia title defence with 3-0 win over Coventry City for Emirates Stadium. Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard score. United fans go hope dem fit challenge Arsenal this season, but many pundit say United still far behind.
Hull get remarkable story. Dem promote through play-off despite having second-worst expected goal difference for Championship. Dem score more goals than expected because dem get better conversion rate. But dem also concede plenty chances. So dem go need fight to survive for Premier League.
The new season go also feature many new rules wey dem design to make game faster. E go be interesting to see how dem affect teams.
