West Bromwich Albion midfielder Jake Livermore claims that he still has a soft spot for his former club Hull City.

The 27-year-old spent almost four years with the Tigers before joining the Baggies in a £10million move in January.

Livermore has been in fine form for Albion and was called up by Gareth Southgate for England's matches against Germany and Lithuania this week.

"Hull are very important to me, the fans, my team-mates," he said.

"It's a special club. But this was a good move for me. West Brom are doing very well and it's a different challenge coming from a team that was struggling. England has not been first on my list. I've just been enjoying my club football.

"But I just hope this shows that there is always a way back. I've worked hard to try and get my career back on track and this is the dream for me from where I was. But it's just the start of what I'd like to do."