Coventry boss Frank Lampard addressed the media ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Hull City at CBS Arena, scheduled for a 15:00 BST kick-off.

Below are the highlights from his news conference:

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• On the signing of Ethan Pinnock from Brentford: “He’s a player I’ve admired for a long time. Lots of Premier League experience at a very good club. He strengthens the squad.”

• Lampard acknowledged that they learned valuable lessons from their opening defeat to Arsenal, stating, “to give some credit, it was – for a lot of them – their first Premier League game”. He emphasized the need to move on, remarking, “We competed to a level, but we can do better and we will do better going forward.”

• Expressing enthusiasm for the upcoming match against Hull, he said he hopes to see his team “play with the energy and intensity” that characterized their home performance last season.

• Regarding Hull, he commented: “You can’t disrespect Hull because they’ve just beaten Manchester United in their first game and they will be feeling very good about themselves. It is a different challenge to what Arsenal was.”

• He mentioned that while “there’s an expectation that we can compete” against Hull and that they may be seen as the favorites, he will “never talk Hull down” due to their potential threat.

• On the support of fans, he said: “After 25 years, and knowing how our fans are, I expect them to be electric in every game.”

• Speaking about goalkeeper Oliver Dovin, Lampard noted that “it is possible” Dovin could be sent out on loan for regular playing time, stating, “He’s a very talented goalkeeper. He’s fine, but he’s not played many minutes. That’s why we’re analyzing over the next couple of days to see if there’s a good option for him to play regularly.”

• Lampard also discussed facing Aston Villa in the third round of the Carabao Cup, describing it as “an exciting draw and to be at home is great for us. It’s the derby feel and factor. I know of it, but I’ve not lived it so I’m sure it will be an electric night. I’m excited for when it comes.”

Coventry boss Frank Lampard has been speaking to the media before Saturday’s Premier League game against Hull City at CBS Arena (kick-off 15:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

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• On the arrival of Ethan Pinnock from Brentford: “He’s a player I’ve admired for a long time. Lots of Premier League experience at a very good club. He strengthens the squad.”

• Lampard said lessons were learned in their opening defeat by Arsenal, but “to give some credit, it was – for a lot of them – their first Premier League game”. He added: “We have to now move on from that. We competed to a level, but we can do better and we will do better going forward.”

• He said he is “excited to see” what his side can do against Hull and wants them to “play with the energy and intensity” that they did last season at home.

• On Saturday’s opponents: “You can’t disrespect Hull because they’ve just beaten Manchester United in their first game and they will be feeling very good about themselves. It is a different challenge to what Arsenal was.”

• He said “there’s an expectation that we can compete” against the Tigers and “be favourites for this game”, but given their threat he “will never talk Hull down”.

• On needing the fans as the 12th man: “After 25 years, and knowing how our fans are, I expect them to be electric in every game.”

• He said “it is possible” that goalkeeper Oliver Dovin could be sent out on loan to get regular playing time. Lampard added: “He’s a very talented goalkeeper. He’s fine, but he’s not played many minutes. That’s why we’re analysing over the next couple of days to see if there’s a good option for him to play regularly.”

• On facing Aston Villa in the third round of the Carabao Cup: “An exciting draw and to be at home is great for us. It’s the derby feel and factor. I know of it, but I’ve not lived it so I’m sure it will be an electric night. I’m excited for when it comes.”

Listen to full commentary of Saturday’s match on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

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