Liam Rosenior was sacked by Hull City’s owner over a difference of opinion on the team’s style of football.

Acun Ilicali told BBC Humberside in an interview on BBC Sounds that he feels the 39-year-old will be a successful coach despite terminating his stay at the MKM Stadium on Tuesday.

Hull finished the Championship season three points outside the play-offs and many fans were shocked by the decision to part company with Rosenior.

Ilicali, a Turkish media mogul, said that he made it plain from his first day in charge that he wanted attacking football and felt Rosenior had not offered that.

“It was a difference in opinions,” he said. “Liam is a very good coach and will be very successful. He is young and is a very good character who makes the team love him.

“There are so many positive things, but at the end of the day me and my team are dreaming of something for this club and there is a football style we want to see on the pitch.

“I can’t say what the biggest difference is. Liam’s football philosophy is very good and may be successful but we didn’t see it suiting our character for the future.”

Rosenior was appointed in November 2022, with Hull one place above the Championship relegation zone, and guided them to safety with just five defeats in their final 24 games of the season.