Stoke City boss Mark Hughes believes Newcastle United's players are behind their manager Alan Pardew.
Hughes senses whilst the fans may be against Pardew, his players at least are with him.
"It seems he's shaping the team and there have been a lot of changes which he's had to deal with," said Hughes.
"But his team has shown a lot of character in these last couple of games, they seem to be playing for him, and as a manager you want to see your players still doing that.
"There's no reason why they shouldn't be doing that because he's a good, experienced manager at this level."
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