Thursday 11 May 2017 14:32, UK
Marco Silva has urged his Hull City players to believe in themselves ahead of their crucial game against relegation rivals Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The Tigers travel to Selhurst Park knowing they could be relegated this weekend if they lose and Swansea win at Sunderland.
Palace, who sit four points above Hull in 16th place, need a draw to ensure their Premier League survival. Silva is treating the game like a final and says his team will keep fighting until the end.
Silva said: "We are ready to go to Palace and try and win the game. Our focus is on the next game and we need to win.
"It's normal, it's a fight between three clubs but when we were out of the bottom three I said it is until the end and it will go until the end.
"It's like a final for us but for our opponent as well. Three or four weeks ago, nobody put Palace in this fight but now they need to fight, they are not safe.
"We need to win the games and the next, of course, it is like a final to us. We have got to believe and this is most important."
Hull suffered a huge blow to their survival hopes last weekend as they were defeated 2-0 at home by already-relegated Sunderland.
That is a result the Tigers will look back with much regret if they do get relegated but Silva insists his players have the loss out of their minds.
Silva said: "Sunderland is out of the system. I said after the game, the attitude and commitment was the same against Sunderland. I think in our last moments we don't have a good day and the Sunderland keeper had an amazing afternoon.
"After the game we spoke about Sunderland game but now we focus on Palace."
