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Stoke City news: Steve Bruce lined up as replacement for under-pressure Mark Hughes at Potters

STEVE BRUCE is being lined up by Stoke City chiefs to replace Mark Hughes after a disastrous start tot the Potters' Premier League campaign.

Former Manchester City boss Hughes is battling to save his job having failed to win a single league game so far in six attempts.

Steve Bruce is keen on a return to management with Stoke a possibility
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Steve Bruce is keen on a return to management with Stoke a possibilityCredit: PA:Press Association
Steve Bruce quit as Hull manager in the summer after being linked with England post
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Steve Bruce quit as Hull manager in the summer after being linked with England postCredit: PA:Press Association

They are not bottom of the table, having overtaken Sunderland after Saturday's draw against West Brom - but Hughes is still bookies favourite to become the first manager sacked this season, opening the door for Bruce according to the .

A saving grace could be Stoke's penchant for slow starts under Hughes – having failed to win their first six matches last season but still managing to finish ninth.

After taking over from Tony Pulis in May 2013, the Potters have finished ninth in each of the three seasons that he has been in charge.

But this season there have been rumours of dressing room unrest with loan signing Wilfried Bony, who arrived from Manchester City as the club’s highest-paid player on £120,000 a week, putting his new teammates' noses out of joint.

Bruce left Hull City in the summer in frustration at the lack of transfer activity and has been linked with a host of early-season roles, including Aston Villa and the England manager's job before Sam Allardyce took charge.

Mark Hughes has endured a nightmare start to the season and is the bookies favourite to be sacked
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Mark Hughes has endured a nightmare start to the season and is the bookies favourite to be sackedCredit: PA:Press Association

 

Wilfried Bony struggled again and there are rumours of unrest with him and his new colleagues
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Wilfried Bony struggled again and there are rumours of unrest with him and his new colleaguesCredit: Reuters

He oversaw the Tigers' return to the Premier League at the first time of asking, having previously taken them down, after they beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the Championship play-off final in the summer.

The former Manchester United playing legend has managed a host of clubs in the top flight including Sunderland, Crystal Palace and Birmingham City.

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