Mark Hughes will become the sixth manager to take charge of 400 Premier League games when he steps into the dugout against Southampton, and is aiming to qualify for Europe with Stoke before he reaches 500.

Hughes joins Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Harry Redknapp, David Moyes and Sam Allardyce on the significant total, but Hughes believes only by getting a team promoted will current British managers have the chance of accompanying them.

Hughes found success at Blackburn, before moving to Manchester City, Fulham, and Queens Park Rangers, before taking over in the Potteries in May 2013.

Mark Hughes will become the sixth manager to take charge of 400 Premier League games

Hughes will join the likes of Arsene Wenger on the total when Stoke play Southampton

Hughes found success at Blackburn, before moving to Manchester City, Fulham, and QPR

MARK HUGHES' MANAGERIAL CAREER 1999-2004: Wales 2004-2008: Blackburn Rovers 2008-2009: Manchester City 2010-2011: Fulham Jan 2012-Nov 2012: QPR 2013-present: Stoke City Advertisement

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He said: 'We’ve all got ambitions and I’m at a club now where we feel we haven’t achieved what we’re capable of yet. We’re still trying to push that forward.

'That’s what we try to do and the hope is that maybe in 100 games - it might take a little bit longer or it might take a little bit less – we will be able to push this club to levels that they haven’t been to for quite some time.

'There are a number of clubs, not least the one we’re going up against on Wednesday, who have been able to show that with good management and good structure you can get up to the top end of the Premier League and get into Europe by virtue of your league position, which I’ve done before. I did that at Blackburn so I’d like to be able to do it here as well.’

Hughes is aiming to qualify for Europe with Stoke before he reaches 500 games

On whether it will become more difficult for British managers to match his total, Hughes added: 'I just think it’s very difficult for them to be given opportunities.

'Probably the career pathway to be able to get into the Premier League as a British manager now needs to lead from a promotion from the Championship.