Hull City boss Steve Bruce says son Alex deserves his place in his starting XI.
Bruce Snr is delighted to see his son standing on his own two feet in the Premier League.
"He's had to put up with that all his life. He's had to deal with it since he was 11," explained the City boss. "People said he was only in the school team because of who his dad is.
"It's always a difficulty. He's had to fight with it for all his young career.
"Alex has handled the situation very well. He's 29 now. The big goal is to play in the Premier League.
"Of course it's difficult, but he understood that the team played particularly well at the start of the season and he had to wait for his chance.
"I have to reward him now, like I have to reward everyone else.
"I don't think I can be dropping many people after Sunday. I can look to maybe rotate in a couple of areas but, defensively, we played very well."
