Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has shrugged off criticism from pundit Robbie Savage.

Savage, a friend of Hughes, claimed the Stoke boss should leave the Potteries because he lacks the resources to take the club any further.

“Robbie isn't here on a day-to-day basis and he has no idea what's going on here," said Hughes.

“I think he's probably just responding to all the other negativity around the place.

“Robbie's a great guy and we know him well as a player, but he was just responding to all the stuff he was hearing and thought: `well, perhaps I need to try to balance it up.' Maybe he did it in the wrong way though.

“Robbie knows about playing well when things are thrown your way. He's been in those situations and he knows how it goes."