Grant McCann hailed Mallik Wilks’ “best” Hull City performance after the forward scored his first career hat-trick in the 5-0 thrashing of Wigan Athletic.
The 22-year-old netted twice in five first-half minutes before grabbing his third, and the team’s fifth, shortly after the hour mark.
“I’m really, really pleased for Mallik,” said the boss.
“He’s a boy I’ve known for a couple of years now. Historically, sometimes in games, you don’t see him and then he can pop up with something or get you something.
“He scored three tonight, he set one up for Keane (Lewis-Potter), he probably could have had a couple more with the positions he was taking up.