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- Updated: September 8, 2016
Hull’s performances in the face of adversity have impressed Sean Dyche, although the Burnley boss has promised them a tough ride at Turf Moor this weekend.
The Tigers were considered relegation candidates when they opened up the new Premier League campaign with just 13 fit senior professionals, a number that caused manager Steve Bruce to walk away from his post.
However, despite a disrupted start to the season off the pitch, Mike Phelan has led Hull to six points from the first three games to leave them above Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool in the table.
They travel to east Lancashire this Saturday with a bigger squad, even if the futures of both Phelan and the club remain in limbo, and Dyche has praised Hull’s players for banding together.
“It can go either way for teams in any kind of situation, in that stretch,” the Clarets boss said.
“It can affect the team or it bonds them. In this case …