Stoke City boss Mark Hughes says Bojan Krkic will be relied upon during the Christmas schedule.

Bojan has never had to deal with England's festive football, given clubs on the continent enjoy a winter break.

"He's really enjoying his football and playing week in, week out," the Stoke boss said. "If we can ride that wave to a certain extent, he's happy with what he's doing and how he's playing. I think we just go with it.

"We'll see how it goes and we're mindful of the fact that it you've not been through it before it can be a hard period for players."