Egyptian winger Elmohamady helped newly promoted side Hull City create a shocking opener for the Premier League after beating defending champions Leicester 2-1 on Saturday.
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Leicester City started their title defending campaign on a loss, falling 2-1 to newly promoted Hull City at the KC Stadium, becoming the first Premier League victor to drop their opening match.
Adama Diomande put Hull ahead in first-half stoppage time, Riyad Mahrez leveled from the penalty spot for Leicester just after the restart and Robert Snodgrass scored the victor in the 57th minute.
Despite having just 13 fit senior players, fans protesting ahead of kick-off and Mike Phelan in caretaker charge, Hull took the lead as Adama Diomade and Abel Hernandez met a volley in unison, with the ball flying beyond Kasper Schmeichel.
The Foxes started the second half on fire as Gray earned a penalty within 15 seconds of the restart and Riyad Mahrez stepped up to convert easily.
Moving onto the 57th minute, Hull delivered a cross into a crowded Leicester.
Leicester looked vulnerable defensively against a makeshift Hull side and also struggled up front, with Jamie Vardy missing three good chances. Mahrez stepped up to equalise.
They’ve got hardly any players, no their manager left just weeks before the start of the season and they’ve been tipped by nearly everyone for relegation.
“We decided today that tactically we would be strong, we would be organised, we would be together and we knew that if we could stop them counter-attacking, then we would be in the game”.
Defending champions Leicester made English Premier League history again on Saturday but it was not the sort of history the Thai-owned side had in mind.
Guardiola’s debut began in ideal fashion when Raheem Sterling won a fourth-minute penalty after a foul by Patrick van Aanholt. That happens sometimes. These weird results happen to everyone every season, just not Leicester last season.
Ross Barkley gave Everton, managed by new boss Ronald Koeman, a fifth-minute lead at Goodison Park with a free-kick that eluded everyone and curled into the net.
Asked what the future now held for him and the team, Phelan added: “The situation has not changed – I was asked to take pre-season and I’ve done that, I was asked if I would take the game today and I have done that now”.
While one game is hardly ever indicative of a whole season, Ranieri’s men were still expected to win against Hull City, a team that most people have pegged for relegation.
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Boro’s first goal upon returning to the Premier League came from one of those recognizable names, former Manchester City and Valencia striker Alvaro Negredo, in the 11th minute.
