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. He made an error that saw

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.

A few hours before bedtime on Saturday night, Abdukodir Khusanov was having this dream. Only it was really happening on a football pitch in front of 54,000 people and a television audience of millions.

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.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — New Manchester City signing Abdukodir Khusanov endured a horrible introduction to the Premier League when his mistake gifted Chelsea a goal inside three minutes on Saturday.

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

Manchester City defender Abdukodir has overcome a difficult start to life at his new club with the help of his teammates

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.