Mark Hughes says the strength of QPR’s squad was highlighted by Hogan Ephraim being left out of Tuesday’s League Cup win over Walsall.
Ephraim, who recently signed a new deal at Loftus Road, was in line to feature in the game against the Saddlers along with Kieron Dyer and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
But when manager Hughes made a late decision to include Alejandro Faurlin, Ephraim was the man to miss out.
Hughes explained: “It was difficult to get him on the bench. I wanted to give Kieron and Ale some game time, so they took up a couple of positions that maybe I had Hogan in mind for.
“Hogan’s had a decent pre-season. I think it just demonstrates the strength of the squad that I’ve got a lot of options at the moment and I’m trying to make sure that the make-up of the team is right.”
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