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Steve Bruce was desperate to see Tom Huddlestone credited with Hull’s third goal in their historic win over Liverpool - so the midfielder could finally get his hair cut.

Huddlestone has refused to chop the Fellaini-esque haystack on his head until he ends a two-and-a-half-year goal drought - and Bruce thought that moment had come when his shot went in against the Reds, but replays showed it was more of a Martin Skrtel own-goal.

“I need some help on this,” joked the Hull boss to the media afterwards. “Because if he gets the goal, it means he will be half a stone lighter if he gets that barnet cut.

"You can help me get his flamin' hair cut!”

The Humbersiders' first ever victory over five-times European champions Liverpool came against a backdrop of fans’ protests against owner Assem Allam’s plan to change the club’s name from Hull City to Hull Tigers.

Allam has angered them, claiming “they can die as soon as they want”.

Bruce says he will try to make Allam understand the club’s history and tradition.

“It created a fantastic atmosphere, but in all seriousness he put £70million into the club and without him, there would not be a club or Hull City,” said the manager. “It would be down the tubes.

“Not many would put £70million into Hull, but certainly I have to have a conversation with him because I don’t think he understands history and tradition.

“All he thinks about is going forward and he thinks the brand would be better. That’s his opinion, but there are thousands who do not and nobody is more of a traditionalist than I am.

“We can’t let this fester and smoulder on because it creates at times, when things aren’t going so well, an atmosphere that nobody wants.

“For me, discussing things like a badge and name change become irrelevant when you have days like today, beating Liverpool.”

Bruce claims Hull are halfway to securing survival in their first season back in the top flight after registering their fifth league win.

“I think if we can get another five wins, that will be enough - usually 10 or 11 wins is enough,” he said. “The others at the bottom, with seven or eight points, have a lot to do.”