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Mike Phelan says his situation has not changed despite beating the champions

Foxes boss Ranieri believes Leicester’s loss proves how hard it will be to defend the title now that everyone is more aware of his team’s qualities.

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Robert Snodgrass eventually secured the three points for Hull, who endured a turbulent pre-season ahead of Saturday’s game. He may not have shown the Citizens’ fans why for a consistent period of time and the same can be said of his spell at Valencia but inside that big, burly, frustrating striker is an exceptional player and a man who can score a boat-load of goals when conditions suit him.

“But all credit to the football players”.

But any sorrow for Hull’s pitiful plight was wiped away in a first half of spirit, courage and commitment as they knocked the champions down a peg or two from their lofty title perch. “And I thought everything came out today”.

“It is normal that we can’t win the league”.

“Today, with everything that’s going on, they’ve probably found us at our best”. We made a huge effort – but we are not like a team. I think this was the key of the match.

Seconds before the half-time whistle, Hull City took the lead in spectacular fashion as Diomande’s bicycle kick and Abel Hernandez overhead effort somehow combined to beat Kasper Schmeichel.

Newly promoted Hull City, already tipped to be relegated before a ball had even been kicked, faced last season’s glory boys, league champions Leicester City, and the underdogs won 2-1. Mahrez completely faded, losing the ball at a constant rate.

Hull City’s Robert Snodgrass (right) celebrates his match-winning goal against Leicester City. Vardy met the rebound with a shot that was charged down and Mahrez followed up with a short run and a curling drive that flew wide of the post.

Musa again was involved as he latched onto a loose ball in the final third and again played the ball into Vardy’s part but the England forward blazed the ball over the bar.

Phelan went into the game with just 13 fit senior players, and named a substitutes’ bench consisting largely of untried youngsters, including three teenagers.

Fourteen seconds into the second half Hull were somewhat unlucky to concede a penalty as the referee incorrectly adjudged Tom Huddlestone’s challenge on Demarai Gray to have happened inside the penalty area.

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Snodgrass replied by scoring Hull’s victor with a fine left-foot shot on the bounce, following a partial clearance by a Leicester back line that lacked composure without suspended central defender Robert Huth.

Action from the Hull v Leicester clash