Saturday was supposed to be a landmark day for the 20-year-old, the test now is how he recovers from the early setbacks of his debut

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

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.

NICOLAS JACKSON was seen making a classy gesture to rookie Abdukodir Khusanov following a horror start to his debut. The Chelsea forward was lining up against the newly-signed Manchester City

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

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.

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