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I signed City's 'main performers' - Hughes

ESPN staff
February 25, 2011
Manchester City thrashed Fulham 4-1 when the sides met at Craven Cottage earlier this season © PA Photos
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Mark Hughes has launched an impassioned defence of his tenure as Manchester City manager by hailing his work in the transfer market.

The Fulham boss, who was dismissed by City just over 12 months ago, has seen several of his signings moved on by his successor Roberto Mancini.

But Hughes has suggested that City's current standing - third in the Premier League, eight points off the lead - would not have been achieved without the players he purchased.

"We had to very quickly move in the market and bring in better players and stronger players, and that's what we did," Hughes said. "If you look at the City side now, I would suggest some of their main performers, and strongest, are the likes of Vincent Kompany, Nigel de Jong and Carlos Tevez. They've had a huge impact for City.

"Along the way, some purchases haven't worked for whatever reasons, not really in terms of the ability those players have, but because of circumstances and the thinking of the management team and the coaches. And that happens when there's a change in management."

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