Mark Hughes has hit back at Stoke City’s critics and warned Arsenal they face a backlash from home fans.
It comes after Marko Arnautovic claimed West Ham are ‘a bigger and more ambitious club’ in a parting shot at Stoke when he left for £25million.
But Hughes, who has brought in several summer signings, including former Real Madrid star Jese Rodriguez, feels the criticism has been unfair.
He said: ‘There’s been too much negativity about what we’re going to do this year.