Frustration for Grant McCann as Peterborough ‘gift’ win to Hull

Grant McCann could not hide his disappointment following a losing return to the Peterborough hot seat at the hands of his previous club Hull.

The Northern Irishman’s second spell as Posh boss began with a drop to the bottom of the Championship table following a comprehensive defeat to a side he had steered away from relegation trouble before being sacked last month.

McCann admitted: “My time at Hull has gone now and my only focus now is on Peterborough United.

“I’m really pleased to be back but it was a really frustrating and disappointing result.

“We only really had a day on the training ground before a game to work with the players, but that’s not an excuse.

“We gifted them all three goals, to be totally honest, by losing the ball. These are things we have to learn from.

“There’s a losing mentality around the place at the minute and we need to create some positivity which will take a bit of time.

“It’s my job – and some of the older players’ jobs – to carry the burden and make sure our young players are not feeling the heat and perform with confidence.

“I’m learning about the group and the staff every day and hopefully we can start taking things forward.

“I’m disappointed we didn’t do ourselves any sort of justice with that performance. We didn’t give the fans much to shout about but we will do in time.”

Tyler Smith’s first Championship goal of the season set Hull on the way to victory in the 25th minute as he tucked away a Brandon Fleming cross.

Leading scorer Keane Lewis-Potter then took centre stage in the second period with a classy brace to seal City’s success as they snapped a run of six matches without victory.

He fired in his eighth goal of the campaign with a 20-yard blast six minutes after the restart and