Hughes' joy at luring winger back to City

Published on Saturday 30 August 2008 00:41

SHAUN Wright-Phillips returned 'home' to Manchester City and immediately set his sights on reclaiming an England place.

After three years of purgatory at Chelsea, Wright-Phillips has rejoined the club who let him leave for Stamford Bridge, ignoring the old theory you should never go back but following the example of Mark Hughes, who enjoyed phenomenal success in his second stint at Manchester United.

And both City manager Hughes and Wright-Phillips are hoping for similar results that could be good news for England coach Fabio Capello. "I have no doubt Shaun will be successful here," said Hughes. "He will have the opportunity to play every week, which he did not have at Chelsea. He will have that adrenalin rush leading into games which maybe he didn't have at Chelsea because he never knew if he was playing or not.

"He will benefit from that and eventually so will England because we want him to be back playing international football on a regular basis."

"England is a key factor," said the little winger. "But my main aim is to get back playing football. I just want a run of games. The rest will take care of itself."