Geovanni edged the battle of the Brazilians as he salvaged Hull an entertaining draw against former club Manchester City at the KC Stadium.

Robinho, drafted in by the Eastlands side for £32.5m after his compatriot's release on a free transfer, was lively but overshadowed by team-mate Stephen Ireland who grabbed both the visitors' goals.

Two defensive errors, from Tal Ben-Haim and Kamil Zayatte, made it 1-1, with Daniel Cousin and Ireland both profiting, before a sublime second from Ireland and Geovanni's deflected free-kick cancelled each other out.