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Marco Silva urges Hull City players to bring a halt to Leicester revival

Hull City boss Marco Silva has challenged his players to stop Leicester's resurgence and boost their own bid for Premier League survival.

Silva's side have taken eight points from his six league games at the helm, a significant improvement on the 13 they had taken from the first 20, to give themselves a chance of escaping the drop.

But after champions Leicester began the post-Claudio Ranieri era with a 3-1 victory over Liverpool on Monday, Silva said Hull would need to halt their momentum in order to prosper.

He told the club's official website: "Every game we play is a big opportunity for us to take points and move up the table.