Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has the club's backing despite a poor start to the season, chairman Peter Coates has told Telegraph Sport.
Stoke are yet to win in the 2016-17 Premier League campaign, drawing once and losing their last four matches to leave them bottom of the table.
But Coates said: "We are obviously disappointed with the start we've made but Mark and the management team have our full support.
"He is a very experienced manager and knows what it takes to get results in the Premier League.
