Senior Stoke players back embattled boss Hughes

Soccer Football - Premier League - Burnley vs Stoke City - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - December 12, 2017 Stoke City manager Mark Hughes reacts Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

(Reuters) - Stoke City's long-serving defenders Ryan Shawcross and Geoff Cameron have backed under-pressure manager Mark Hughes to turn things around at the struggling Premier League club.

A section of Stoke supporters have called for Hughes to be sacked following a woeful run of results with Tuesday's 1-0 defeat at Burnley marking the side's fourth loss in five games to leave them two points above the relegation zone in 15th.