Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is hopeful over the ankle injury goalkeeper Joe Hart picked up against Hull City on Sunday.

"It's likely to be a couple of weeks. It may improve and this type of injury can sometimes improve markedly quite quickly.

"It was a little bit delicate initially because there's a fear that there might have been ligament damage. I don't think that's the case, it's a bad strain but he'll be back sooner than we thought, that's the thinking at the moment, but we'll need to wait and see."

Hughes also said he is more than happy to start 21-year-old goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel in goal while Hart is sidelined.

"It's unfortunate but over the course of the season you will get injuries," he continued. "I thought Kasper came in and did really well. He showed a lot of confidence and settled everybody down after conceding a goal and Joe having to go off.

"He looked very assured and I have no qualms about putting Kasper into the side, he's done it before, and he'll be fine.

"He's a very confident young man and he probably feels a little bit aggrieved that he's not playing anyway because that's the confidence he has in his own ability.

"It won't faze him and his self confidence is one of his strengths, so to reiterate, I won't have any problem playing Kasper."