 He's in League 2 on Valley Parade today as double European Cup winner, two-time Premier League winner, four-time FA Cup winner, and three-time League Cup winner Mark Hughes takes his first game in charge of Bradford City. 58-year-old former Wales, Manchester United, Barcelona and Chelsea striker who've never managed in his six previous jobs outside the Premier League. We're hoping to give the Bantams what hell of a managerial bounce. Standing in their way today though is Mansfield, a club managed by a man that Hughes knows well in Nigel Clough and a manager who has got Mansfield performing brilliantly at the moment. On 3-2 away from home, back in August, we've seen a long, long time ago for those Bantam fans who have subsequently seen their side drift down the League 2 table. Will there be something better in store though under the stewardship of Hughes? They're defending to do straight away here's Longstaff. Songo makes a complete mess at that! Well, goodness mate, they're going to have to defend better there. Longstaff's ball in is dangerous but it should be dealt with. Too much dilly-dallying, there's almost one there. And he bursts from midfield as it just did there. He's a handful for any team. We've got plenty of attacking options of Mansfield, Oates, Quinn, Sturk, Murphy as well and Longstaff don't need asking to get forward, do they from Mansfield? Now, here come the hosts, opportunity possibly to get a shot in on goal, which they do. Robinson with it, nicely played, brilliant, through the middle and it falls to Robinson. Here's the trigger, straight-o-fishing, managed since December 2018 by Hughes. Three-and-a-bit years, never outside the top four ranks. They just have Glyn Hodges alongside him who knows the EFL pretty well, 20 games in all competitions in Mansfield. So in terms of things to do, that would have plenty of trouble. In front of them as they wing this ball in, it's a decent free kick. Two men from the back, Songo and O'Connor were up for it. Decent free kick, isn't it? I think it was O'Connor that couldn't quite get the touch. The games for the Bradford, two white shirts forward, opportunity to shoot if it will just come down, which it doesn't, fortunately for Daly. Just bottled on the surface, received it in space. The first touch was okay, but Longstaff just wouldn't sit down. O'Connor is rising from defeats in all 16 Premier League games this season. Four wins and eight defeats for Bradford City. It's a big catch from Aria, they can get the valley parade full. And a big city in West Yorkshire. All of his gillian, good play from he on to Cork. Cork turns his man, good feet from Cork. And it's a smart bit of goalkeeping as well from Bishop. And if there's one man that should be able to learn a thing or two from Hughes, it's Cork. There's Shimmy one way and the other, first half for people of Ukraine. Here's out, opportunity for Mansfield. First real good opportunity and would you believe it? They've taken the lead, they've spent many minutes in this first half, camped inside their own half. It's a long ball forward. The flick on was from O'Connor in fact, the defender. Oats on to it first and he fires it beyond the goalkeeper for 1-0. Gold of the season, the difference between the two teams in that first half. Mansfield's last league win against Darby, against Bradford rather. Three-nil at home, two years ago. Right at the end of the first half, scores them onto greater things in this second. Here they come again. O'Connor, looking ball in. There's Murphy shot, it might fall to Longstaff. It does! Would you believe it? Mansfield have doubled their lead. All right at the end of the first half and a goal right at the beginning of the second. It was pinball in the box, it's a scrappy one but they won't care. Matty Longstaff certainly won't. His first Mansfield goal, it really is a job to do for Bradford City. Two-nil down, three minutes into the second half, part of the script. Here's Quinn, win my go for goal, you know, he does. The man in the middle but he chose to try and beat Bassett, his near post. Matty experienced Quinn thinking about shooting my go for goal, which he does. I tell you what, that was almost a third. Well, since they've scored their second, Mansfield have really come into this game. They could have had two more, this could have been four-nil by now. The game's the season, four in front of their own fans. Here's Sutton, opportunity to cross maybe for Hendry. He does get his ball in but it won't get the better of the man on the front post, Hewitt. That's Quinn. He's a decent one! Well, Cook got their first and straight at Bishop in the Mansfield goal. The officials direct towards Cook. The knee, the substitute, spreads it to the far side. He comes towards the back post again. Cook is there on another day, he might have got a hat trick. There he is, just peeling off his marker. He gets up well, doesn't he? Just can't keep his head down. Oh, it's the season, the leading scorer, 10 to his name. Might have had a couple this afternoon but I think Mark Hughes will be pleased that he's certainly got something to work with, with his number nine. As Matty goes long for Mansfield. Got a wrestling off the ball there. I'm pretty happy to allow that one to play our humidity to cross. Again there's the head, oh, so wonderful save! Really, really good goalkeeping from Bishop. Well, he's determined to keep a clean sheet today, isn't he? Cook again. Oh, that's the best of the lot. That was going in the top corner. Oh, it's going to be a consolation. They've got to get it forward quickly but there is no more time. Handshakes between two legends of English football. Former Welsh striker Mark Hughes and of course Nigel Clough as well. Two men that know English football very, very well but ultimately it's no winning start for Mark Hughes. It's ended Bradford Neal, Mansfield two.