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Curtis Davies tells talkSPORT: Mike Phelan is the manager Hull City needs right now

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Hull City captain Curtis Davies has urged the club to hand Mike Phelan the managerial reins on a permanent basis.

After a shambolic pre-season in which Steve Bruce departed as boss amid boardroom uncertainty and they failed to make a single signing, the Tigers headed into their Premier League opener against Leicester with just 13 fit senior players and with few tipping them to produce a result against the champions.