Hull City AFC v Burton Albion - Team news...

Seb Larsson doing the presser with Leonid this morning.

“The adventure continues! Last week was my first match in the Championship and tomorrow is my first home match.”

“It is really a very exciting time. Our supporters have been very friendly since I came here and we want to reward them.”

“Burton are a really strong team and a good squad, but we must use their weaknesses and play to our strengths.”

“We wanted a player like Seb because he is a seriously experienced player and that’s very important. He can play in many positions.”

“He is very professional he came in three days ago but his form is good and I think he could play 25-30 minutes.”

“We will know more about Kevin Stewart’s availability for Burton after today's training session.”

“I believe our young players - Clark and Lenihan can play in the starting XI. For me, it is no problem - I only see the quality.”

“For me, Max Clark needs support. All the talk about a new left-back is not good information for him. He will play tomorrow.”

“For me, it is very important, especially before the match, we speak about players who will play tomorrow.”

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Larsson up now...

“I took my time this summer. I felt that was the right thing to do. I had options to stay in England and go abroad.”

“I heard a lot about the manager before and once I spoke to him it really interested me.”

“Hopefully I can contribute something to the team with my experience of playing in the Championship.”

“I feel the last couple of seasons haven't been great for me. There's a big hunger in me to turn that around and be successful.”

“I’m looking forward to a new chapter in my career and hopefully it will be a successful one. I want to be part of winning team.”

The end.

 

Despite not having a full pre-season under his belt, Larsson, who signed for the Club on Wednesday, has impressed sufficiently in training over the last couple of days to persuade Head Coach Leonid Slutsky that he is ready to play some part this weekend.

Max Clark will continue at left back following an impressive debut against Aston Villa last weekend, while a late decision will be made on the fitness of midfielder Kevin Stewart after he missed the season opener with an ankle problem.

There are no fresh injury concerns for Slutsky, with David Marshall, Evandro, Will Keane, Ryan Mason and Moses Odubajo all still ruled out.

After making eight changes for their midweek Carabao Cup win at Oldham, Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough is likely to revert to a similar starting eleven to last weekend when they opened the season with a 1-0 defeat at home to Cardiff.

Hope Akpan, who had a short spell with the Tigers in 2011, will hope to keep his place after making his Brewers debut in midweek but defender Tom Flanagan looks unlikely to feature as he continues to build his fitness after signing a new deal with the club on Wednesday. Another former Tiger, Stephen Bywater, will battle Connor Ripley for the goalkeeping gloves.