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Hughes excited seeing Bojan off mark for Stoke

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes was delighted with Bojan Krkic's goalscoring performance in victory at Tottenham.

Bojan struggled to transfer that form into the first few games of the Premier League season but the 24-year-old started and scored a superb opening goal in Stoke's 2-1 victory at Tottenham on Sunday.

"We're really pleased he's finally come to the fore," Hughes said.

"He started like a house on fire in pre-season and I think people got a bit carried away too early - we all felt it was going to take him time to adjust.

"I played him the first two games and he found it difficult to have an impact.

"He's bided his time though and we've reintroduced him now and he's had the benefit of three or four months training at the intensity he needs and he's looking a very accomplished player again."

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