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Hull City are facing up to a crucial set of fixtures in their ambitious bid to reach the Championship play-offs.

A disappointing Easter period which saw the Tigers defeated in back-to-back outings against Stoke City and Leeds United was somewhat remedied last weekend though, as Liam Rosenior's side recorded a first win since February 20th with a professional performance against Cardiff City, defeating the Bluebirds 3-1.

Whilst the team's form in recent weeks has been inconsistent - and understandably- frustrating for fans to watch at times given the calibre of squad Rosenior has at his disposal, a string of consistent performances from a particular duo could come in handy for the Tigers in the future as well as the present.

Fabio Carvalho's impact at Hull City

Perhaps it shouldn't come as much of a surprise given his ability and previous exploits, but Fabio Carvalho's impact at times has shown exactly why the rest of the division watched on with envy, as Acun Ilicali and Rosenior worked persistently to prize him away from divisional rivals such as Leicester City and Leeds United in January.

It was a mouth-watering prospect for many to imagine an attacking trio of Anass Zaroury and Jaden Philogene alongside the Portuguese star.

However, he has been by far the most consistent in comparison to his colleagues since their first outing together - a 1-0 win over Millwall two months ago, going on to notch seven goals in just 14 appearances.

Carvalho has only been ineffective in a handful of games, but his performance at the Cardiff City Stadium served as further notice of his abilities as a big-game player, which could still prove vital for Hull as they bid to narrow the gap on Norwich City in sixth with limited time remaining.

Not only has the 21-year-old proved to be so influential in the Tigers' philosophy of possession-heavy football - albeit it is far from flawless - the different types of goals he's scored in such a short period has seemingly gone under the radar, with the second of his against Cardiff capping off an exquisite team move, showing the effectiveness of multiple technical players in this squad alongside him - such as Abdus Omur and Ozan Tufan - when playing at full capacity.

As well as Carvalho, Hull have utilised their connections to Jürgen Klopp's men to great effect in other areas as well, with Tyler Morton continuing to blossom at second tier level.

Having already featured at this level for Blackburn last term, it was clear that the 21-year-old isn't too far away from the first-team picture at Anfield, and those chances have only increased tenfold this season.

After getting the opportunity to feature in high-pressure games on a sporadic basis on Merseyside, which Morton stated he'd be "better equipped for now" in an interview with the Athletic, it's hard to not see him going on to feature on a consistent basis for the Reds, particularly if Klopp's successor is to follow a similar philosophy of bringing through a plethora of youngsters into such an intensfied environment where the club are fighting on multiple fronts.

Morton has excelled in East Yorkshire as a deep-lying midfielder, echoed by his placing in the top 100 midfielders in the world when it comes to maintaining the ball under pressure from the opposition, with his score of 86.7% placing him 74th as per the CIES Football Observatory.

An average Sofascore rating of 7.1 highlights his consistency besides the three goals and five assists he's registered this campaign, recording impressive underlying stats such as 43 key passes, and overperforming his xA by 2.5 based off Fbref statistics.

Again, because of Hull's overall inconsistencies as a young team at times, it feels like a case of 'when it clicks', but when it does, the midfield pairing of Morton alongside Jean Michael Seri is one of the most technically-gifted across the Championship, but there has been times when a lack of a full-on defensive midfielder has come to the side's detriment.

As previously mentioned, the success that Carvalho and Morton have enjoyed at Hull will give Liverpool, as well as other clubs a chance to view the MKM Stadium and Millhouse Woods Lane as a place where some of the country's best young talent is given the opportunity to thrive either on permanent or loan deals.

This could give the Tigers the edge over competitors going into next season when the next man in the Anfield vacancy has a number of options to weigh up on where to send the next crop of Merseyside talent, such as Bobby Clark, Jayden Danns and Lewis Koumas.

This wouldn't be the first time this has happened to Hull either, as the likes of James Chester and Robbie Brady kickstarted their professional careers at Hull whilst initially on loan from Manchester United between 2010 and 2012.

Either way, Rosenior's man-management and tactical philosophy makes Hull the perfect breeding ground, and you only have to look at the aforementioned duo's exploits to prove that, alongside the likes of Philogene and Liam Delap - teammates of Morton's at club and England U21 level.