Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has said he would need to take lessons in Russian or Uzbek to communicate with new signing Abdukodir Khusanov, as the player does not understand English. The 20-year-old was making his debut for Manchester City on Saturday when they beat Chelsea 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Abdukodir Khusanov endured a nightmare Manchester City debut against Chelsea, and Pep Guardiola could not even speak to the £34million defender after their 3-1 win

Pep Guardiola says Abdukodir Khusanov "will learn" after the young defender's nightmare debut against Chelsea.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expressed confidence in defender Abdukodir Khusanov, despite the 20-year-old giving away a goal in his Premier League debut against Chelsea before being rescued by his teammates as they came back to win 3-1.

“And of course Pep Guardiola is one of the greatest coaches ... Khusanov has been capped 18 times by Uzbekistan.

Manchester City are delighted to announce the signing of Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

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The 19-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Premier League champions, who brought in Uzbekistan defender ... “Working with Pep Guardiola is something every young player ...

The 20-year-old centreback’s arrival strengthens Pep Guardiola’s defensive options after a season plagued by injuries.

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.

A Chelsea star was seen to try and comfort Manchester City wonderkid Abdukodir Khusanov after enduring a nightmare start to life in the Premier League.

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