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Manchester United legend Gary Neville (Picture: Sky Sports) Gary Neville has urged Manchester United to make two more signings before the transfer deadline as Michael Carrick’s defence was exposed in the shock opening-day defeat to Hull City. The Red Devils suffered a hugely disappointing 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Hull on Saturday. United have had a fairly subdued summer transfer window to date, with Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos the club’s only two major signings. Manchester United are also set to welcome Carlos Baleba to Old Trafford after agreeing a £70m deal with Brighton. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. A midfield rebuild was necessary following Casemiro’s departure and Manuel Ugarte’s long-term injury but Neville believes defensive reinforcements are also needed. As a result Neville wants his former club to sign a new centre-back and at least one new full-back before the summer transfer window closes on September 3. Assessing Manchester United’s disappointing defeat to Hull, Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast: ‘Hull did everything they had to in terms of competing, being aggressive, organised and hard to break down. Man Utd were stunned by Hull City (Picture: Reuters) ‘Manchester United fell short in those areas in the early stages of the game and they have struggled at times against teams that play deeper. ‘It’s a massive wake-up call. Hull didn’t just match Man United physically but were better than them in that area and that will be the big disappointment for Michael Carrick. ‘Too many players were well below par and he will want that to just be a blip, you can’t let it stretch into next weekend as well, they have to be at it. {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Carrick reflects on disappointing start as Man United lose to Hull","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/08\/22\/3200761093652133798\/480x270_MP4_3200761093652133798.mp4","description":"Press conference with Manchester United manager Michael Carrick following their 2-0 loss to Hull City at the MKM Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.","duration":"T6M44S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/08\/22\/16\/110791853-0-image-m-13_1787413415956.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-08-22T16:42:41+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); ‘What it did highlight is that Man United defence isn’t good enough. To be fair the club probably know that, they rebuilt the forward line last summer and rebuilt the midfield this summer with a few signings. ‘I don’t know if they’ve got the money or not but they do need a centre-back, and they do need full-backs. They just do. There’s no other way of putting it really. That was highlighted yesterday.’ Manchester United will be desperate for a better performance next weekend when Ipswich Town visit the Theatre of Dreams. Incoming Man Utd signing Carlos Baleba (Picture: Getty) Speaking after his side lost to Hull, the favourites to finish bottom this season, Carrick said: ‘It’s one game. It’s the first game of the season so it’s disappointing enough and it hurts, of course it does. ‘But it’s one game, it doesn’t change the whole course of the direction the team or the football club is going in. We’
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