Hull City v Aston Villa: What Jakirovic said

Hull City head coach Sergej Jakirovic speaking to BBC's Match of the Day: "I'm realistic. I think this is a realistic result. We gave everything we had. They had two clear chances, we also could win the game at the end. I won't be ungrateful, this is a great result for us. Seven points, three games. Clean sheet. Let's move on." On balancing his new signings into the team: "I know the core of my team, this is the Championship players. Of course, we brought the players in to put some quality there. We have. The big problem for me is who didn't have a pre-season. This is a very big problem. But we will try. For example, on Tuesday, we will use that to give minutes and at the end, they will get a new chance." On Oli McBurnie's late chance: "Maybe fatigue, because it's a great effort from Oli. It is very demanding because we were out of possession which is very normal. Aston Villa is a good team, they need more time with their new players. Same with Ali-Cho. I don't know how many meters, if he shoots one metre around the goalkeeper. He has a chance. But we will not be ungrateful, we will be looking forward." On recent form: "Maybe expect to fight for a Champions League place? No, of course it is early. Our goal is to as soon as possible, collect the points. I think around 38/40 points, so as soon as possible to get these points." Did you know? Hull City are just the third newly promoted side to keep a clean sheet in each of their opening three Premier League games of a season after Charlton Athletic in 1998-99 and Huddersfield Town in 2017-18. Hull City are the sixth newly promoted side to earn 7+ points in their opening three games of a Premier League season and first since Huddersfield Town in 2017-18.