Hughes admits plans to sign new left-back could be shelved

'It's a strain overload injury, so we're managing him back through and adjusting his pain thresholds, so hopefully he's back in the group.

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'Then people can see the player we brought into the football club.

'We saw far too much of a fleeting glimpse against Sheffield United and Reading at the start of the season.

'But we'll plan for as many eventualities as we can and then adapt to the ones which we need to take action.'