Hoops looking to Hughes as Warnock gets Shepherd’s push

QPR last night vowed to move quickly to appoint a new manager after sacking Neil Warnock as they look to preserve their Barclays Premier League status.

Rangers lie 17th in the table, just one point and one place clear of the bottom three, having won just five of their 20 top-flight games this season in their first campaign back in the top flight since 1996.

Warnock, who led them to the Championship title last season, has now been removed from the post, with former Fulham boss Mark Hughes strongly linked with the new vacancy at Loftus Road.