Manchester City boss Mark Hughes has hit back at UEFA president Michel Platini over his criticism of their amazing spending.

Hughes said: "He has come with this without really discussing it with clubs.

"I only briefly read what he said, but it seems he was talking about it being better to borrow money and service the debt, rather than having somebody with a real desire to build the club from within and make it prosper.

"Who is to say who is right or wrong? If you have a huge amount of debt, some people view that as being the incorrect way to run a business.

"We are trying to drive the turnover to a different level anyway."