QPR boss Harry Redknapp is confident Mark Hughes will bounce back from his dismissal.

QPR are bottom of the table with only four points from 12 games and Hughes paid for the west London club's poor start with the sack yesterday morning.

Redknapp said: "You know what the game's like. I lost my job at Tottenham and Mark Hughes is a top, top manager and a great guy. Sometimes these things happen.

"QPR couldn't get the results they needed. You couldn't have too many worse starts but I'm ready to give it a go and see if I can change their fortunes around. If I can keep them up I'll be the happiest man around.

"There are some good players there but I've got to find a way of picking a team that can win some games."