Hughes takes satisfaction from draw

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes believes his side have finally turned a corner with their away form, despite surrendering a 2-1 lead to take a point from their visit to Hull.

City’s weakness on the road has seen them collect just five points from a possible 21 away from home, but Hughes saw enough in the 2-2 draw at the KC Stadium to convince him better times lay ahead.

Stephen Ireland provided the standout performance, completing a first-half double with a delightful curled effort to put City in front before the break.

Daniel Cousin had earlier given Hull the lead after a horrendous back pass from Tal Ben-Haim, before Geovanni restored parity with a deflected free-kick.

“We needed a positive result and a positive performance and I think that’s what we got,” said Hughes.

“So, we’ve got a point. It could have been more, it could have been three, but we’ll take it and it sets us up for the games we have ahead of us.”