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Hughes relishing challenge
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Mark Hughes admits there is huge interest in the Manchester City revolution and he is relishing the challenge ahead.[LNB] The City boss will have spent more than £100million on new players this summer if he makes the additional defensive purchases he feels are required before the end of the month.[LNB]Such spending has caused much debate in the football world, but Hughes is simply concentrating on getting his squad prepared ahead of Saturday's league opener at Blackburn.[LNB]He admitted: "There is a lot of interest in us.[LNB]"There are a lot of people who want us to succeed and just as many who want us to fail.[LNB]Negative slant"People who maybe have a negative slant on what we are trying to do sometimes have the loudest voices and are given more platforms.[LNB]"I think there are just as many people excited and wondering what we are going to do, whether we have the means to do it and whether we are going to shake up the status quo.[LNB]"We have to live with that and deal with that. It is about making sure we are the best prepared team in the Premier League. That is what we are striving to do."[LNB]City are set to take a 6,000-strong travelling support to Ewood Park and Hughes can not wait for the action to get under way.[LNB]"We are just looking forward to the first game of the season," he said.[LNB]"That is the challenge for everyone. We are really chomping at the bit. We are six weeks or so into our pre-season and we just want to get on with it.[LNB]Big game"I am sure Blackburn will be thinking in those terms as well. It's a big game for them as well, they're at home and will be wanting to put on a good show for their fans.[LNB]"But we will be taking a huge number of fans and we want to put on a good show for them."[LNB]Hughes sees the season ahead as a learning curve.[LNB]"If things aren't working then you have to address them," he said. "We will take it on a game-to-game basis.[LNB]"I would back my staff against any other staff in the Premier League in terms of preparation.[LNB]"If the game doesn't go as we feel we will look to be better for the next one. It is all about learning and being better at what you do."[LNB]
