Mark Hughes believes midfielder Giannelli Imbula has the potential to improve his performance before deciding to sell at the end of the season.
Imbula’s struggle to get more game time has failed to impress the Stoke City boss.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes says he believes Saido Berahino’s claim that his drugs ban was a result of a spiked drink in a nightclub.
Hughes insists that the club have always known the background to the situation.
Xherdan Shaqiri and Marko Arnautovic return for The Potters against top-of-the-table Chelsea.
But Glen Johnson is still out with a shoulder injury he picked up in the 2-0 win over Middlesbrough a fortnight ago.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes believes that managers who depart Premier League clubs after having little proving time is “worrying.”
Middlesbrough sacked Aitor Karanka yesterday after a poor run of form. The club are on a 10-game win-less streak and are the Premier League’s lowest scorers with 19 goals.
Stoke City defender Bruno Martins-Indi has insisted that he wants to continue his career at the club after his loan spell finishes at the end of the season.
The defender joined the Premier League side on a season long loan deal from Portuguese giants FC Porto at the end of August last year.
Stoke City Under 18s lost 6-0 to Manchester City’s youngsters in the first leg of the FA Youth Cup Semi-Final.
Manchester City proved too much for the Stoke youth team, as the young Potters chance of winning silverware this season took a serious blow at the Etihad training complex.
Stoke City’s under-18s take on Manchester City at the Academy Stadium on Friday night in the first leg of the FA Youth Cup semi-final.
It is Stoke’s first game at this stage in 33 years and Kevin Russell’s side has beat West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Brighton and Preston to get this far – scoring a total of 11 goals.
The Potters come up against an impressive Manchester City side that they have lost to both home and away in the Premier League U18 North Division, conceding 9 goals and scoring 4 over the two games.
A gritty Stoke City side picked up a well deserved point at the Etihad Stadium as they held Manchester City to a 0-0 draw.
Mark Hughes’ side were the better team in the first half and were probably unlucky not to go into the break with the lead.
But Manchester City created several clear cut chances in the second half and failed to take advantage, as the Potters remain in the top half of the Premier League table.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has challenged Marko Arnautovic to channel his inner striker and become more selfish in front of goal after the Austrian’s brace helped see off Middlesbrough on the weekend.
Stoke City will be without key players Bruno Martins Indi and Marko Arnautovic when they take on Manchester City on Wednesday night.
Mark Hughes revealed that Saturday’s match winner Marko Arnautivic will be out of the clash with a sinus infection which caused him to be substituted late on in the match against Middlesbrough.