The Palace midfielder discusses the speculation that saw him linked with Barcelona aged 16, revealing that he learned from an early age how little truth there is to most rumours.
But the attention Hughes received growing up was formative, crafting his modest, down to earth approach. It's that approach which has endeared the No.12 to Palace fans after a matter of months.
Also in the Palace v City programme we guide you through Non League Day, introduce Tayo Adaramola and the staff who helped develop him, share Darren Ambrose's analysis of Michael Olise and read an important message from Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
Plus, we hear from Patrick Vieira, Luka Milivojević and Steve Parish, share your usual match build-up and look back at our 19th century origins alongside facts, games and stats.