Not luck Hull are in the play-offs - McBurnie

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Hull City striker Oli McBurnie has claimed it "would have been a real shame" if the Tigers had failed to get into the play-offs.

The 29-year-old scored both goals during the side's 2-1 victory over Norwich City to end a miserable run of six winless games (D4 L2) and set up a play-off semi-final against Millwall.

Wrexham also failed to win their game against Middlesbrough, which allowed the Tigers to enter the sixth spot, but McBurnie denies that good fortune has anything to do with the club's success this season.

"After the year on the whole, it would have been a real shame if we didn't make it," the former Scotland international told BBC Radio Humberside.

"We've put ourselves in this position. No-one has put us there, it's not been luck. It's been real hard work from the boys, grind.

"We found something. We had to find it. We did it, we just wanted to make it more exciting for the fans, that's why we've been terrible for the last six weeks!"

Hull host the Lions on Friday for their first semi-final leg before a trip to the Den on Monday (both 20:00 BST).

Alex Neil's Millwall were denied a place in the top two by just one point - but McBurnie isn't afraid of a big game.

"I didn't want to come [back to England] for a team that was happy being mediocre," McBurnie added.

"Me and [Joel Ndala] had a little text message last night and I said to him 'these are the days you live for, these are the days big players turn up' and that's what we've done."

Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds