The reasons for Joe Hart's exile at Manchester City come as a surprise to Mark Hughes as he prepares to lead Stoke against his former club.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has expressed surprise at Joe Hart being benched ahead of Manchester City's visit to the Bet365 Stadium on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola selected Willy Caballero ahead of Hart for his first two matches in charge – last weekend's 2-1 win over Sunderland and Tuesday's 5-0 thrashing of Steaua Bucharest in the first leg of a Champions League play-off – amid reports the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss is unhappy with the England goalkeeper's capacity to build play from the back and operate as a "sweeper-keeper".