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Hughes would love to bring FA Cup glory to Stoke

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes would love to bring FA Cup glory to the fans ahead of tonight's tie with Rochdale.

He guided Stoke to ninth in his first season in charge and would love nothing more than to give the fans some Wembley glory.

He won the FA Cup four times as a player at Manchester United and Chelsea but hasn't savoured the experience as a boss.

Hughes said: "It's a very special competition and one that has figured very prominently in my career as a player.

"I'm thankful to be able to realise my dreams as a schoolboy because every schoolboy dreams of lifting the trophy and I was able to do that on four occasions.

"As a manager I've been to a couple of semi-finals, but never been able to make that final step and I'd love to do that at Stoke.

He added: "I just hope I get the opportunity to find out what it feels like to lead a team out for the final because it is a special competition.

"Maybe because of the Premier League and the Champions League it's fallen a bit in its profile, but you wouldn't say that if you were a Rochdale supporter."

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