Mark Hughes has learned quickly from the Master – and that man is Sir Alex Ferguson.
Manchester City boss Sparky has responded to Sir Alex’s ‘noisy neighbour’ jibes with a retort his old boss would have been proud of himself.
In the aftermath of a narrow defeat to their biggest rivals, Hughes said: “I don't think we made as much noise as is being made out. A noisy neighbour? Well, in terms of the noise our fans made, then you could possibly say that,
"They know after the character that we showed at Old Trafford, Manchester City are not going to go away.
"I think people are beginning to realise we will have a say in what will happen this season.
"Maybe Sir Alex has attacked teams when they emerge as rivals, and if that is the perception of his agenda, then yes, we are comfortable with that.
"They know we are here to stay, they know we will have an influence on who wins the Premier League in years to come."
Hughes added: "We might not be in a position to win the league or even get in the top four for a number of seasons, but we will stop other teams from doing it.
"Maybe people doubted we can have a say at the top, maybe they doubted us before the events of the last ten days, but we came out of the game with a lot of credit."
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