ROVERS boss Mark Hughes has been named Barclays Premier League 'Manager of the Month' for October.

Hughes has propelled Rovers into a fantastic position in the Premier League and the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup, seeing his side unbeaten in their last eight matches.

And he believes the award is recognition for all the hard work his staff and players have put in over the past month.

"I wonder if I should be commiserated in fairness," joked Hughes. "Usually a defeat follows after you receives the award. Maybe Sir Alex refused it with the hope that they would give it to me and he would be able to overcome my team!

"But in all seriousness, we are very pleased about it. Obviously it is recognition for the work my staff and players have done; they have been magnificent in this last month. Perhaps we are finally turning people's opinions of us around.

"The only negative in the season so far is the European exit. We were really disappointed about that because we felt we could have had a real impact on the competition this year.

"But when you have a disappointment you have to bounce back and the players have done that. We are on the back of a great unbeaten run, we are playing well and everybody is looking forward to the big game at the weekend against Manchester United."

Tickets for Sunday's game are all sold out, but fans can listen to full match commentary on Rovers World.

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