VARDY DOUBLE SAVED FOXES AS THE TIGERS ARE DENIED

Reaction delights manager Maresca

- Chris Wilson

ENZO Maresca saluted the character of his side after Leicester battled back to earn a point at Hull.

Jamie Vardy scored a brace as the league leaders twice came from behind to secure a valuable draw at the MKM Stadium.

Fabio Carvalho had opened the scoring for Hull after earlier missing a penalty, while Anass Zaroury had put the Tigers back into the lead

Maresca said: “It was a tough game, as we expected. They are a very good team and their four players up front are very quick and very technical.

“The game for me was a good game. They pressed man-to-man and we had to do that, too.

“Sometimes when you can’t win, you take a point by trying and trying – and we did that.

“We conceded a goal, but the reaction was there. We conceded a second one and the reaction was there.

“We could have done many things better, but I think the character was there and that was important.”

As has been a hallmark of their season, Leicester had to dig in to get something from a fine game of football.

Hull should have taken a seventh-minute lead, but Carvalho missed a penalty.