Lescott played for Everton on Saturday as they were thrashed 6-1 by Arsenal at Goodison Park.
Everton went ahead seven minutes later when Lescott turned home Arteta's cross at the near post.
"I don't think I disrespected any of the players - if I did I apologise, " said Lescott.
Hughes has had two bids rejected for Lescott, with City's interest heavily criticised by Everton boss David Moyes.
At this stage it is believed that deal is not dependant on Lescott moving in the opposite direction.
Cahill joins Matthew Upson and Joleon Lescott as the players vying for a place alongside skipper John Terry.
Chelsea and England captain John Terry and Everton defender Joleon Lescott also remain high on the club's wish-list.
He soon made his presence felt too, providing an emphatic first-time finish when Joleon Lescott flicked Lampard's free-kick into his path.
Three confirmed absentees through injury are Everton defender Joleon Lescott, Manchester City's Micah Richards and West Ham's Matthew Upson.
Everton, however, quickly came to terms with Liverpool's system and Lescott was a constant threat down the left flank.
Lescott, 27, missed City's defeat at Goodison Park because of a knee injury.
Three minutes later, City made it 2-0 when Joleon Lescott bundled a corner into the back of the Tottenham net.
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Kuyt scored, but Everton were enraged when Carragher fouled Lescott in front of referee Clattenburg, who waved away their appeals.
The Chelsea left-back fell awkwardly after he and substitute Joleon Lescott, on for Ferdinand, clumsily dealt with a rare Estonia attack.
City appealed for offside, but Petrov may just have played Lescott on and Everton got the benefit of a borderline decision.
Hughes, who also unveiled new signing Sylvinho, was relieved that his lengthy pursuit of Lescott had finally come to an end.
Moyes described City's pursuit of Lescott as "disgusting", but Hughes insisted they have gone about their business in the correct manner.
The Everton boss also criticised Lescott at the time, saying the defender had shown "poor attitude" before joining the Manchester club.
Lescott, linked to a move to Manchester City, watched from the stands as his teammates built up a comfortable first leg advantage.
Since signing from Everton in the summer, Lescott has made 18 starts.
James Milner smashed in a 25-yard free-kick before Gareth Barry completed the comeback from the spot after Joleon Lescott had fouled Stiliyan Petrov.
Samir Nasri rescued a point for France in Donetsk after his Manchester City team-mate Joleon Lescott had fired England into a first-half lead.
Aside from Lescott and Sylvinho, City have also recruited Kolo Toure, Gareth Barry, Carlos Tevez, Roque Santa Cruz and Emmanuel Adebayor this summer.
Lescott, replaced by Nedum Onuoha for Wednesday's trip to Tottenham, is likely to miss the next 12 matches including the Carling Cup semi-final.
Slovenia scored a deserved consolation goal as Zlatan Ljubijankic got in front of substitute Joleon Lescott to head home in the 85th minute.
Having had two penalty appeals turned down earlier, Villa finally got their wish when Howard Webb judged Lescott's high kick to have impeded Petrov.
Stephen Warnock's long ball dropped behind Joleon Lescott, and Santa Cruz slid a simple finish past Howard as Everton appealed in vain for offside.
Lescott became the first Manchester City player to score in a European Championships finals when he headed home Steven Gerrard's free-kick on 30 minutes.
Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott was greeting the officials on his way off the pitch Sunday when one of the linesmen offered him a suggestion.
There had been speculation surrounding Dunne's future at City following the arrival of defenders Joleon Lescott from Everton and Kolo Toure from Arsenal in big-money deals.
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