Hughes insists he is here to stay

UNCERTAINTY has become the natural state of things since the City of Manchester stadium was transformed into ‘Middle Eastlands’ last summer, but at least someone at Manchester City appears to be sleeping easily.

Mark Hughes, the manager, insists there is no doubt over his own future at the club, despite a rather under-whelming campaign which has seen the club miss out on qualification for next season’s Europa League thanks to this tame defeat.

Hughes held talks with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak on Friday evening and, according to the Welshman, Al Mubarak was as “frustrated and bemused” as he was about suggestions there would be a change of management at Eastlands over the summer.