Manchester United and Tottenham suffer opening defeats in Premier League

Manchester United began the Premier League season with a 2-0 loss away to Hull City, a club returning to the top flight after a nine-year absence. Goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy came from set-pieces, leaving United, now managed permanently by Michael Carrick, without points. Carrick, who secured a three-year contract after guiding United to a third-place finish last season, said, "It was never going to be perfect" and added that one result does not change the club's overall direction.

Tottenham Hotspur, which has spent around $300 million on new players this summer, were outplayed by Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium, falling 3-0. New signing Sandro Tonali, acquired for a club-record fee, could not influence the game as Brentford's Keane Lewis-Potter, Vitaly Janelt and Michael Kayode each scored.

Everton secured a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace in front of Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who attended his first Everton match as head of government. Everton manager David Moyes confirmed he spoke with Burnham after the game.

Other promoted clubs also recorded wins: Ipswich Town defeated Sunderland 2-1 with a late goal from Jack Clarke, and Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 through an Anton Stach free kick. Arsenal opened their title defence with a 3-0 win over Coventry City, while Manchester City and Liverpool have upcoming fixtures against Bournemouth and Newcastle respectively.