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Phelan hopes cup can lift Hull
- Updated: October 25, 2016
Mike Phelan hopes Hull’s EFL Cup run can lift the “gloomy” atmosphere caused by the Tigers’ slide down the Premier League table.
Five successive league defeats has seen Hull drop into the relegation zone after a bright start, but the Tigers’ 2-1 win at Bristol City on Tuesday night took them into the last eight of the EFL Cup for the second successive year.
“We tried to change it a little bit to get a smile back on everyone’s faces,” Phelan said after celebrating his first win since being handed the Hull job on a full-time basis.
“It has been quite gloomy when you’re getting beat week in and week out.
“But you can see in the dressing …
