Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic kept his plan to topple Manchester United on their Premier League return under wraps for weeks, ******* istant head coach Dean Holden told Match of the Day.
The Tigers produced a sensational 2-0 win over Michael Carrick's side on Saturday, all while deploying a back five.
Jakirovic altered his tactics for the game, having watched a couple of United's pre-season matches, including the 4-2 defeat by AC Milan which was engineered by former boss Ruben Amorim, when he repeatedly switched play to his wing-backs which United's defence failed to cover.
When quizzed on the tactic, Holden told Match of Day: "We certainly didn't copy Ruben Amorim. Sergej [Jakirovic] had it in the back of his mind for three or four weeks that he wanted to play a back five.
"He didn't want to give anything away in pre-season, though, so we played a back four.
#jakirovic #back #boss
The Tigers produced a sensational 2-0 win over Michael Carrick's side on Saturday, all while deploying a back five.
Jakirovic altered his tactics for the game, having watched a couple of United's pre-season matches, including the 4-2 defeat by AC Milan which was engineered by former boss Ruben Amorim, when he repeatedly switched play to his wing-backs which United's defence failed to cover.
When quizzed on the tactic, Holden told Match of Day: "We certainly didn't copy Ruben Amorim. Sergej [Jakirovic] had it in the back of his mind for three or four weeks that he wanted to play a back five.
"He didn't want to give anything away in pre-season, though, so we played a back four.
#jakirovic #back #boss
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