Manchester City boss Mark Hughes believes concerns expressed by Arsenal rival Arsene Wenger over their new financial power in the transfer market are groundless.

"Before the name of Manchester City was not raised in the company of the top four managers," observed Hughes. "But it is happening now.

"Maybe some of the responses are not considered as the people making them are not in full possession of the facts.

"It is nice he has such a concern for what is happening at our club. I would not say I have the same concern for what is happening at his."

Nevertheless, with Arsenal staving off the attentions of Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, Hughes respects Wenger's right to an opinion - he just does not feel there is any need for concern at City, whose new owner he met for the first time last Friday.

"Arsene made general points about owners, not just Manchester City's," said Hughes.

"Nobody is quite sure where the future of some clubs lie but I am very clear and comfortable with the situation here.

"You can only judge people on what they tell you. When you look them in the eye you have to trust they mean what they say. I have no reason to believe that will not be the case."