Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has issued his verdict on the debut of Abdukodir Khusanov against Chelsea on Saturday evening.The 20-year-old Uzbekistan international has been in the north-west

Abdukodir Khusanov was thrown in at the deep end after signing for Manchester City on January 20, making his debut against a fierce Chelsea side five days later and making a costly mistake

Abdukodir Khusanov's Manchester City debut got off to a nightmare start but he ended up on the winning side against Chelsea.

The expression on his face was one of pure shock. Abdukodir Khusanov looked like he had just been woken up and thrown straight into a bare-knuckle fight in his pyjamas.

PEP GUARDIOLA took a big gamble by throwing £92.5 million worth of new talent straight in for this top four showdown. It threatened to back-fire when Uzbek defender Abdukodir Khusanov made a major

Abdukodir Khusanov of RC Lens is expected to join City for around $51 million before the end of the January window as the Northern France outfit continue to sell of their top talents in an effort to combat their substantial financial concerns.

The Athletic reported that Khusanov attracted interest from Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, and they will disappointed to miss out on a coveted young centre-back. City have conceded more goals than any team in the top six of the Premier League, who will all be interested to see if this signing can improve a porous back line.

New Man City men Abdukodir Khusanov and Omar Marmoush have made their debuts in a comeback win against Chelsea on Saturday night, with Pep Guardiola choosing to blood his new signings in a big match that pulled them back into the top-four.

To say Abdukodir Khusanov made a horror start in his Manchester City debut would be an understatement. His first 10 minutes as a City player couldn’t have gone any worse.