Manchester City skipper Richard Dunne insists the board must stick by under-fire boss Mark Hughes.

He said: "The club need to keep backing him because the players believe what we are doing in training is right. Hopefully he will get the chance to show what he can do in the transfer market.

"We have had a couple of poor results and people have been too quick to point the finger.

"In training, the manager has been confident and telling us it will turn around - and that has helped the players."