Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Hughes has insisted that he will face up to the challenges at the club as they slumped to an eighth defeat of the season against Southampton on Saturday.

The R's were booed off the pitch at Loftus Road following a 3-1 loss to their fellow Premier League strugglers.

"I can imagine there are a lot of frustrated people connected with QPR right now and I can understand that, but it's not a case of hiding," said Hughes. "You have to front up, puff your chest out, get to the bones of it and change things around. We'll do that very quickly."

QPR, who have yet to win a league match this season, are now five points from safety.