Stoke players confronted by fans at train station

Stoke City players were confronted by their fans at a train station following their 5-1 defeat at the hands of Tottenham.

The team were met by angry fans at Stoke’s station as they returned home from Wembley on Saturday 9 December.

Stoke are currently hovering three points above the relegation zone.

Manager Mark Hughes was quoted by the BBC, saying he wants the players to use the supporters’ fury to get out of their slump in form: "That is still resonating. Sometimes you need a reality check.

"It's good we have a game on Tuesday because it is still fresh in the mind, fresh in their ears probably.

"Use it as a motivating factor. Don't allow people to have an opportunity to question you. You do that by playing well, getting results.

"There could be individuals in our group who haven't experienced it before, but they have now. So they can use it.

"You either suck it up and do something about it or you go under, and we can't accept players like that.

"Sometimes you need to understand how our results and performances affect people."