Seyi Olofinjana has told Hull City manager Phil Brown he isn't perfect.

On the eve of their massive clash with Stoke City, Olofinjana had a dig at his manager.

"Phil Brown has his own faults and has his own improvements to make," said Seyi Olofinjana, the former Stoke midfielder. "But it is unfair that all the pressure is on him. He is a good motivator and puts a smile on our faces.

"We as players are paid heavily to do a job and, if we don't get results, it is not always down to the manager. We know we have all made mistakes and not done enough because we have ability. We need a win, even if it is scrappy, to get the season started."