Paul McShane back with a bang after Tigers Twitter tussle

For a player who thought he would never appear for Hull City again, Paul McShane’s return to the Premier League side in the 1-1 draw at Manchester City was as impressive as it was unexpected.

Out of first team contention since November and having been embroiled in that modern football phenomenon, a Twitter dispute with his club, McShane had been banished to play with Hull’s U21 squad by manager Steve Bruce.

But the shoddy defeat to Newcastle a week earlier forced Bruce into dropping club captain Curtis Davies and recalling the Ireland international defender who was part of an impressive rearguard action that came within seconds of achieving Hull’s first ever league victory at City.