Hughes looks to January sales

Mark Hughes has challenged his Manchester City team to keep in contact with the Barclays Premier League’s high-flyers until the January transfer window opens.

After a fortnight of big dreams and big talk around Eastlands, the Blues were brought crashing down to earth by Chelsea yesterday, Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men recording a deserved 3-1 win despite having skipper John Terry sent off 13 minutes from time.