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Hull should appoint Phelan - Neville

Hull City should give Mike Phelan the manager's job on a full-time basis, former England defender Phil Neville told BBC's Match of the Day.

Phelan, 53, was promoted from assistant boss to caretaker manager when Steve Bruce resigned in July.

Despite a threadbare squad, he has a 100% Premier League record with wins over Leicester and Swansea.

"He can handle the situation at Hull and the players are playing for him," Neville told BBC's Match of the Day.

Phelan chose not to make a substitution last week and only made one in the 2-0 victory against Swansea, bringing on Shaun Maloney, who scored the opening goal.