Hull hail Marco Silva as ‘bold and exciting appointment’

Hull have confirmed the appointment of Marco Silva as the club’s new head coach.

The Tigers, bottom of the Premier League after winning only three league games this season, have wasted little time in naming former Sporting Lisbon and Olympiakos coach Silva as successor to Mike Phelan, who was sacked on Tuesday evening.

Portuguese Silva, 39, took his first squad session alongside his coaching staff at the club’s Cottingham training base yesterday.