Man Utd legend, 61, in talks over new deal and open to managing in FIFTH tier after relegation
MANCHESTER UNITED legend Mark Hughes is in talks over a new contract and is open to managing in the fifth tier, according to reports.
Hughes, 61, is head coach of Carlisle United, who were relegated to the National League after a defeat at Cheltenham Town last Saturday.
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Mark Hughes is open to staying with Carlisle despite their recent relegation
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He said: "Just because I played for United and managed clubs like
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Hughes couldn't prevent relegation but oversaw a huge upturn in form.
Unfortunately it came too late.
He won the same number of matches in his 18 in charge as
The 23rd-placed club are also the only one in the bottom three to have won in the final five games of the season, after triumphing twice in a row in that period.
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Hughes couldn't avoid relegation but turned Carlisle's form around
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Carlisle is Wrexham-born Hughes' ninth managerial stint, having bossed clubs such as
His love for the role is not restricted to higher league success despite being a two-time Premier League winner as a
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"I showed how much I still love being a manager by going to Bradford," he said.
"When you've been a manager as long as I have you just miss that buzz of standing on the touchline at three o'clock on a Saturday afternoon."
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The Cumbrians ended their season with a hard-fought 2-2 home draw to Salford City, costing the visitors a play-off place.
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