Former Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton says Steve McClaren is the right man in charge.

McClaren is battling to revive Newcastle this season.

But Brighton manager Hughton told talkSPORT: “There is no doubt there are difficult times at the moment.

“Steve is a top quality coach and manager and probably when you are going into a job and you've got to change a fair amount of what you think is right there then sometimes that takes a little bit of time.

“Sometimes you receive a few knocks along the way but ultimately, your aim is to get there and certainly, in Steve, they have the right person to do that."