Maguire convinced Silva influence will see Hull survive

Harry Maguire is confident that a polished Hull City can avoid the drop this season and has heaped praise on the influence of new boss Marco Silva.

Despite losing their tenth away game of the season in Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Arsenal, Hull made it difficult for the Gunners and will feel slightly aggrieved that key decisions didn’t go their way.

Maguire is thriving under Silva and believes that the manager’s intricate preparation before games has helped lift the mood at the KCOM Stadium.

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“He has been brilliant since he came in,” said the defender. “I think we needed fine-tuning, as under Mike Phelan we were playing some really good football, but not getting the results.

“We were conceding sloppy goals, but he has come in and is very organised. He’s very thorough in what he does.

“He works tirelessly on the opposition and comes up with good game plans.

“Maybe three months ago, we would have gone to places like Arsenal and you would have heard it would be an easy victory.

“Now, though, everyone (at Arsenal) was saying they would have to play well to beat us.

“That is the change and we now have a lot of belief in this squad that we can stay in this league.”