⚽ Hull City just beat Manchester United 2-0 on their Premier League return

Nine years out of the top flight — their last game there was a 1-7 home loss to Tottenham in 2017. They scraped back through the Championship play-offs this summer, squeaking into sixth on goal difference on the final day. Every pundit had them finishing last.

First match back: two first-half goals from defenders Ajayi and Mendy, clean sheet, and their first league win over United since 1974. Rooney and Shearer both said Hull were the better side, per BBC Sport.

All week the manager Jakirovic was fielding mockery from pundits who'd written them off. His answer: "You're so convinced? Bet on it." Ajayi after the game: "Maybe people will stop sleeping on us." Thirty-seven games still to go.