Abdukodir Khusanov had a debut to forget as Manchester City had to recover from his early error to beat Chelsea.

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

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has laid out his expectations for new signing Abdukodir Khusanov. Guardiola says Khusanov offers something his squad has been lacking. He said: “Well since the beginning of the season, we make a meeting with Txiki and his people to discuss potential players in all positions. They talk about him.

In quotes relayed by CityXtra Pep Guardiola explained the situation surrounding Jeremy Doku. Speaking before City’s defeat to PSG Guardiola said that Doku was injured. He explained: “ He’s injured. Otherwise, he would’ve travelled (with the squad). The last minutes at Ipswich he felt something, and unfortunately he could not be here. ”

Pep Guardiola has confirmed Manchester City duo Ruben Dias and Jeremy Doku will miss Saturday's Premier League showdown with Chelsea. Dias asked to be replaced as Man City lost to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night, having only recently recovered from a muscle issue.

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.

Pep Guardiola praised Manchester City’s "amazing" reaction to an early error from debutant Abdukodir Khusanov as they recovered to beat Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday night. Khusanov, the 20-year-old signed from Lens for €40 million last week,