Manchester City’s players were thrust into action to lift one of the team’s new signings on Saturday evening after a horror start from Uzbek debutant, Abdukodir Khusanov.The 20-year-old, who

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

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

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

Manchester City left-back Josko Gvardiol has offered his early views on the club’s new signing Abdukodir Khusanov after his debut against Chelsea on Saturday evening.

Abdukodir Khusanov will have been dreaming of his Manchester City debut from the moment he first learned of their interest this month. It turned into a nightmare and he must now carry the weight of having one of the worst debuts in recent memory.

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.

City handed debuts to new signings Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov, but it was an awful error from Khusanov just two minutes in that handed Chelsea the lead, with the youngster booked on four minutes in a nightmare debut.

Manuel Akanji rallied round team-mate Abdukodir Khusanov after a torrid start to his Manchester City career. Khusanov, the 20-year-old centre-back signed last week from Lens, was plunged straight in at the deep end as Pep Guardiola named him in the starting line-up for Saturday's crucial Premier League clash with 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.