Premier League: Stoke manager Mark Hughes excited by Bojan Krkic and Victor Moses

Stoke manager Mark Hughes is thrilled at the prospect of pairing forwards Bojan Krkic and Victor Moses.

Former Barcelona star Bojan has established himself since arriving at the Britannia Stadium in the summer and Moses, who joined from Chelsea on a season-long loan deal, is ready to return having finally overcome a thigh strain.

Speaking ahead of Saturday's trip to face Leicester, Hughes said of the Nigeria winger: "He is very much in my thoughts for the weekend and hopefully, if he does play, he will be able to hit the performance levels that he was reaching prior to the injury, because he was arguably our best player.

"Thankfully Bojan had come into the team around the same time and took over that mantle, leading from the front with his level of performances.

"If we can get them both firing at the same time, then we should be in good shape."

When asked as to Leicester's chances of beating relegation, Hughes added: "It is a tough call - historically it is difficult to stay up when you have been bottom at Christmas.

"But it has been done in the past, and they will be encouraged by virtue of their last few games, when they have gone up against good teams and given a good account of themselves and, more importantly, picked up points."