Rooney says Man Utd must become feared - but what went wrong at Hull?

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick admitted his team's shock opening day Premier League defeat at Hull City was a result of lack of intensity and passivity on the pitch. Carrick, who has been associated with the club for 20 years, emphasized the need for United to become a team that other sides fear, but acknowledged that results can happen in football.

Hull's tactics, particularly their use of wing-backs to create space, proved effective against United's defense. New signing Nobel Mendy scored the only goal of the match, while United defender Ayden Heaven struggled against Hull's combative striker Oli McBurnie. Carrick noted that the criticism was focused on the performance on the pitch, not the team's build-up, and emphasized the need to avoid a similar situation against Ipswich at Old Trafford on August 30.