If there is one man to embody the spirit that has run through Hull City during the opening weeks of the Premier League season, it is the same individual whose left arm has filled the captain's armband each week. In a team packed with individuals performing above expected levels, Curtis Davies has been the truly outstanding performer.
Robert Snodgrass, scorer of a 95th-minute equaliser at Burnley last weekend, Jake Livermore, the makeshift centre-half shackling high-profile strikers, and Premier League fresher Sam Clucas have all come this far with immense credit banked but it has been Davies that led the way under caretaker boss Mike Phelan.