Hull City boss Phil Brown enjoyed Jimmy Bullard's goal celebration during their 1-1 draw at Manchester City.

Brown hailed Bullard's replica reading of the riot act as a moment of comic timing.

It was at Manchester City last season that Brown sat his team down for a stern half-time lecture. His players sat in virtually the same place on Saturday afternoon watching an act of finger jabbing.

But this time it was all smiles after Bullard's 81st-minute penalty condemned the Blues to a seventh successive Barclays Premier League draw.

"It was a fantastic celebration," said Brown. "Great comedy is about timing. You could not have had a celebration like that, after a goal, unless it was at Eastlands and was in the goal in front of the Hull fans.

"The whole thing was timed to perfection.

"I had no idea it was going to happen. I was trying to arrange a five-man midfield at the time so I didn't see it. But my analysis guy showed me it on the laptop when we got into the changing room.

"I couldn't deliver my address because I was laughing so much."