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.
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has hit back at comments from striker Wilfried Bony who said it was “crazy” he has not been playing.
Bony – who is on loan from Manchester City – has not featured for Stoke since December 27th. He told the BBC his situation is painful.
Stoke City and England goalkeeper Jack Butland is a step closer to a comeback from injury.
Butland, 23, has returned to the UK after spending three weeks at a specialist sports medicine hospital in Qatar.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has called for a strong finish to the season as his side prepare for the visit of struggling Middlesbrough tomorrow (March 4).
Middlesbrough are without a win in eight Premier League games, and Hughes is eyeing their visit to the bet365 Stadium as a chance for the Potters to kick on.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said he expects Saido Berahino to make an impact against Tottenham Hotspur and could start the striker this weekend.
Berahino, 23, has made two substitute appearances for the Potters so far, and is in contention for more game time after returning from a five-day training camp in Dubai with the rest of the squad.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said he was surprised by the sacking of last season’s Premier League winner Claudio Ranieri last night.
The former Leicester City boss was dismissed by the club just nine months after lifting the league trophy.
Stoke City’s first team squad are currently in Dubai on a warm weather training camp.
The squad flew out from London Heathrow airport yesterday.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has ruled out Glen Johnson and Xherdan Shaqiri ahead of their fixture with Crystal Palace.
Johnson has missed the last two games with an Achilles injury. In this morning’s news conference, Hughes revealed that Johnson had a late fitness test to see whether he could play.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has praised his fans ahead of his team’s clash with Crystal Palace this weekend.
Hughes met a few hundred fans at a meet-the-manager event on Thursday night, where he spoke with fans for over an hour.