Callum Jones praised for showing maturity in stint as Hull City captain

Jones, who showed his versatility by switching from midfield to right-back, has yet to make his mark at league level, but McCann says it is only a matter of time before he does.

McCann – whose side will qualify for the next stages if they draw against Grimsby Town next Tuesday – said: “He is an unbelievable kid. He played at right-back in the last under-23s game at Charlton.

“It is not his position. We did not want to risk Josh Emmanuel and Lewie (Coyle) will be back training with us on Thursday.

“So we had to play someone there and it was a toss-up between him and Regan (Slater). As Callum played there last week, I thought he would slot back in there and he was excellent.

“He has an unbelievable attitude and if you ask him to do something, he does it. He is going to have a bright future, he is a very, very good player.

“He has been in and around it (in the league). We have 25 or 26 players and he’s always in the 20-man squad, so he’s very close to it. He has good competition (in midfield), but it will just be a matter of time. Hopefully, it is sooner rather than later.”

McCann also confirmed that keeper George Long was not involved on Tuesday as a precaution with his wife having experienced some symptoms associated with Covid-19.

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