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Bruno Fernandes names who to blame after 'frustrating' Man Utd defeat to Hull The midfielder didn't hold back following United's mauling at Hull. Bruno Fernandes blamed himself and his team-mates for Manchester United's opening-day defeat to Hull City. The Red Devils, tipped to enjoy a strong first full season under Michael Carrick, were humbled by the Premier League newcomers, who netted twice from set pieces in the first half to hand United a nightmare start to the 2026/27 campaign. It will likely go down as one of the shocks of the season, but after it looked like United turned a corner, this will come as a disappointing reality check for the Premier League giants. And after the defeat, Fernandes was keen to let his team-mates know the performance wasn't acceptable. Commenting on the performance of United, Fernandes told TNT Sports: "Same mistakes as we did last season, every away game we give too much of the ball to them. In the first 20 minutes, the goalkeeper was the one with the most touches. "We needed to press more, be more aggressive, and then again we need to work on set-plays and not concede these type of goals. Against these types of teams, they are waiting for that moment. "We knew before the game set-pieces would be a big part of their game. They played all pre-season with a back four but had a five against us for some height, for these moments. The most frustrating thing is that we lost the game." Meanwhile, manager Carrick wasn't impressed by his team's efforts in Yorkshire on opening day. EXPRESS SPORT ON FB! Get all the best sports news and much more on our Facebook page He told TNT Sports: "We have a bit to improve on, it was never going to be perfect going behind makes it more difficult, against a promoted team at home, we can't give them much and they had opportunities, we're disappointed but it won't knock us." He added: "It's for us to know and to improve during the week and keep getting stronger as a group and we have a lot to learn from it... "Two goals is frustrating anyway, they decide the game today and there's things to improve on, one game doesn't change the direction of everything. It doesn't change the direction of the football club." After months of optimism in pre-season, United were abject for the most part and were deservedly beaten by the recently promoted side. Hull took the lead after just 17 minutes when Semi Ajayi was on hand to smash the ball into an empty net after Oli McBurnie forced a strong save from Senne Lammens. Set pieces continued to cause United problems, and the second goal once again arrived from a cross. Regan Slater's deep cross found the head of Nobel Mendy, who rose highest to nod home and put the Tigers into dreamland. With a two-goal lead at the break, Hull understandably retreated after the break, but they were barely threatened by United's attackers. Bryan Mbeumo fluffed a 1vs1, but that was about as close as Carrick's side got to finding the back of the net. Next up for United, it's another newly-promoted side, with Ipswich Town making the trip to Old Trafford. Saturday's loss to Hull has already piled the pressure on Carrick's shoulders ahead of that contest.