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Hughes accuses referee Mike Dean of 'enjoying being centre of attention'

Referee Mike Dean "enjoys being the centre of attention", a frustrated Mark Hughes said after Stoke City lost 4-1 to Manchester City.

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes suggested Mike Dean enjoys the attention of being a referee following his side's 4-1 defeat to Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola's side made it two wins from two in the Premier League on Saturday after a game in which three penalty calls caught the headlines.

Sergio Aguero opened the scoring from the spot after Ryan Shawcross was penalised for holding the arm of Nicolas Otamendi, and Stoke had first-half penalty appeals of their own turned down when Aleksandar Kolarov bundled over Joe Allen.