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HULL, England \u2013 Hull City captain Lewie Coyle was still pinching himself after the promoted side marked their return to the Premier League with a shock 2-0 victory over Manchester United on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n Goals from \u200cSemi Ajayi and record signing Nobel Mendy gave Sergej Jakirovic\u2019s side a famous win following a nine-year absence from the top flight.<\/p>\n \u201cBut to say I\u2019m surprised, obviously, to win 2-0 at \u2060home against Manchester United, it\u2019ll be a shock to a lot \u200bof people.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not saying that\u2019s exactly how I thought it would go, \u200bbut this team\u2019s got something special in terms of character, resilience, and we know what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n The result made unwanted history for United, who lost on the opening \u200bday of a league season to a newly-promoted side for the \u200bfirst time.<\/p>\n The opening goal sparked confusion among Hull\u2019s players, with Semi Ajayi eventually credited \u200cfor \u2060the strike despite teammate Ollie McBurnie\u2019s enthusiastic celebration.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to lie. I thought he scored it as well,\u201d Ajayi said.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t really care if any one of us scored as long as we got the \u200bgoal. I was lucky \u200bthat there \u2060was no VAR check or nothing. So I was buzzing that it was ultimately my goal.\u201d<\/p>\n Hull\u2019s defensive masterclass \u200bincluded a clean sheet and goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis made \u200bfive saves.<\/p>\n \u201cWe \u2060know what we\u2019re doing when we\u2019re in that low block and we have to defend,\u201d Coyle explained.<\/p>\n Ajayi insisted his team has drowned out the outside \u2060noise \u200bwhile a proud Coyle made Hull\u2019s ambitions \u200bclear.<\/p>\n \u201cI said to them in the huddle before, we\u2019re not just here to make the numbers \u200bup,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n