Stoke City boss Mark Hughes enjoyed his time with Chelsea.

Hughes will be subjected to the polite applause he routinely inspires when returning to a ground he graced as a player when just past his absolute peak back in the 1990s.

"I had three really good years there," he fondly recalled, "and at a time when they were becoming a successful club and a big club.

"I was there with Ruud Gullit and the next year they signed (Gianluca) Vialli and (Gianfranco) Zola.

"I'd like to think I played a small part in those beginnings."