Manchester City boss Mark Hughes admits they're still some way from being considered a top four club.

Stephen Ireland suggested this week that City could make the top four - "Getting a bit carried away isn't he? I know he's playing well," Hughes joked - though last week's defeat at Wigan put the size of the task into focus and it is the City manager's view that the team are not playing as a top four side yet.

"We haven't got the consistency of performance that we need to be viewed as a top four team," Hughes said.