Bulgaria Winger Petrov Attacks Former City Manager Hughes

Bulgarian player martin Petrov has spoken out, criticizing his former manager Mark Hughes. Photo by BGNES.

Bulgarian footballer Martin Petrov scored his fourth goal of the season on Saturday as Manchester City celebrated new boss Roberto Mancini’s managerial debut with a 2-0 victory over Stoke City.

It was the Bulgarian’s first goal in two months – and it is clear he does not rate the former manager Mark Hughes all that highly, reported UK tabloid The Daily Star.

"Every time I scored under Hughes I was on the bench for the next game," said Petrov.

"Now is not the time to talk about my situation. But too many things have happened to me over the last six months and come the time, at some point in the future, I will tell you 100 per cent."

"It would not be good for the new manager if I did it now. But what the old one did with me was not fair. I cannot do anything apart from work hard on the pitch."

"I just hope after scoring this time, I don’t go to the bench – because that is what seems to have happened every other time this season," Petrov commented.

In fact, Petrov has had just four starts in his 11 appearances this term. A persistent knee injury has played a part but not to the extent his patchy record would suggest.

"I have been away from Bulgaria for 10 years now and sometimes I have had problems like this with other managers," he said. "But it is the first time I have not played for this long in my entire career."

Petrov’s revelations came a few days after the sudden and controversial sacking of manager Mark Hughes, replaced by Roberto Mancini in a moove that earned the outspoken and much-publicized disapproval of fellow-manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

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