Steve Bruce asks Paul McShane to apologise for disagreement

Hull City manager Steve Bruce has claimed that Paul McShane will be back in his squad if he apologises for a recent incident.

Neither has offered insight into the falling-out, but McShane has repeatedly revealed his anger at being left out of Bruce's plans.

However, Bruce insists that he is ready to use the defender again when he accepts responsibility for their disagreement.

"There's been a lot talked about Paul McShane, it's quite simple," the Tigers boss told reporters. "I've heard a lot about nonsense on Twitter.

"He knows why he's training with the under-21 squad at the moment. He's been quite quick to reveal that he is in there.

"If he apologises to myself and the squad then he will come back into the fold. It's entirely up to Paul."

Hull are currently 19th in the Premier League following a run of 10 games without a win.