Hughes confident of Bony run after first Stoke goals

Mark Hughes has high expectations of Stoke City star Wilfried Bony after the striker bagged his first two goals for the club following a tough start to life in the Potteries.

Bony arrived on loan from Manchester City in the summer transfer window, but failed to live up to his billing during a sluggish first few games.

Reports had suggested that the 27-year-old had become a disruptive influence off the pitch, which contributed to the club’s woeful start to the season, but Hughes is adamant the Ivorian has settled in well.

And after netting twice against Swansea, Hughes has warned the rest of the Premier League that many more will follow as the club continues to rise up the table.

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“I think his general play has been really good over the past few weeks, and all his game was missing was a goal or two to his name,” he said.

“Thankfully he is up and running now, and, if my memory serves me right, he had a similar period when he joined Swansea when he wasn’t able to find his feet in the Premier League as quickly as he would have liked.

“Once he did manage to score though he couldn’t stop after that and hopefully history starts to repeat itself again here over the coming weeks and months.”