Hull City boss Marco Silva praised his players following their 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Wednesday night.

The Tigers managed to hold Jose Mourinho's side scoreless at Old Trafford to pick up a vital away point, prompting the following reaction from the Portuguese.

"Of course I am happy. We had a very good performance. We showed very good organisation in many moments again," he said.

"We play as a team - when we need to suffer, we were ready to suffer.

"But our team showed big character in some moments and big personality in the game, which is important for me."

The result leaves Hull in second bottom on the Premier League table but the point allows them to edge closer to safety, which they are now four points from ahead of Saturday's visit of Liverpool.