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'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

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

Abdukodir Khusanov threatened to make headlines for all the wrong reasons on his Manchester City debut but only an offside flag denied Omar Marmoush a dream beginning with the club in an entertaining 3-1 Premier League win over Chelsea.

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.

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.

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 City have completed the signing of defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens. On January 10, The Athletic reported City had reached an agreement worth €40million (£33.7m; $40.8m) plus bonuses with the Ligue 1 club for the signing of Khusanov.

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.

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.