<p>Mark Hughes made a losing start as Queens Park Rangers manager when the relegation-threatened side were beaten 1-0 at Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Leon Best stroked home a fine winner in the 37th minute to send Newcastle up to sixth place, level on points with Arsenal. Third from bottom QPR have now gone nine games without a victory.<br /><br />Former Wales, Manchester City and Fulham boss Hughes took over at the west London club on Tuesday after Neil Warnock was sacked.<br /><br />“I've only been through the door a week but very clearly I saw things that we'd worked on, that the players on the field were trying to implement,” Hughes told Sky Sports television.<br /><br />“I was pleased with their application, giving me everything that they had. I thought we created a number of reasonable chances and on another day those will go in for us. It would have been ideal obviously if I could have got something out of the game because ... we deserved something,” added Hughes.<br /><br />The visitors looked sharp and twice hit the woodwork in the first half, with Jay Bothroyd also having two good chances after the break.<br /><br />Manchester City, who visit Wigan Athletic on Monday, are top of the table. Manchester United, 3-0 winners at home to Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, have the same points as City and are second on goal difference while Tottenham Hotspur are third, two points adrift.<br /><br />Fifth-placed Arsenal were playing at Swansea City in Sunday's late game, with record scorer Thierry Henry on the bench after making a fairytale return to the club on Monday with a stunning goal in a third-round FA Cup tie against Leeds United.<br /><br />“He's ready to play. I could have started him. I decided in the end to put him on the bench and maybe to come on,” said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger before kick-off.<br />On Saturday, an evergreen Paul Scholes marked his return to Premier League duty with the first goal for Manchester United in a 3-0 home win against Bolton Wanderers as the champions moved level on points with leaders Manchester City. <br /><br />Tottenham Hotspur squandered the chance to make it a three-way tie at the top when they could only draw 1-1 at home to lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers.</p>
<p>Mark Hughes made a losing start as Queens Park Rangers manager when the relegation-threatened side were beaten 1-0 at Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Leon Best stroked home a fine winner in the 37th minute to send Newcastle up to sixth place, level on points with Arsenal. Third from bottom QPR have now gone nine games without a victory.<br /><br />Former Wales, Manchester City and Fulham boss Hughes took over at the west London club on Tuesday after Neil Warnock was sacked.<br /><br />“I've only been through the door a week but very clearly I saw things that we'd worked on, that the players on the field were trying to implement,” Hughes told Sky Sports television.<br /><br />“I was pleased with their application, giving me everything that they had. I thought we created a number of reasonable chances and on another day those will go in for us. It would have been ideal obviously if I could have got something out of the game because ... we deserved something,” added Hughes.<br /><br />The visitors looked sharp and twice hit the woodwork in the first half, with Jay Bothroyd also having two good chances after the break.<br /><br />Manchester City, who visit Wigan Athletic on Monday, are top of the table. Manchester United, 3-0 winners at home to Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, have the same points as City and are second on goal difference while Tottenham Hotspur are third, two points adrift.<br /><br />Fifth-placed Arsenal were playing at Swansea City in Sunday's late game, with record scorer Thierry Henry on the bench after making a fairytale return to the club on Monday with a stunning goal in a third-round FA Cup tie against Leeds United.<br /><br />“He's ready to play. I could have started him. I decided in the end to put him on the bench and maybe to come on,” said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger before kick-off.<br />On Saturday, an evergreen Paul Scholes marked his return to Premier League duty with the first goal for Manchester United in a 3-0 home win against Bolton Wanderers as the champions moved level on points with leaders Manchester City. <br /><br />Tottenham Hotspur squandered the chance to make it a three-way tie at the top when they could only draw 1-1 at home to lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers.</p>
