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

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

To that end, Guardiola is applying subtle pressure on John Stones to be available, with a long list of defensive injuries and new signing Khusanov not eligible for the group stage

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

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said teams have changed tactics because they are no longer intimidated by his side, which is making their Champions League campaign more difficult.

Normally cautious spenders in the January transfer window, City have signed Uzbek defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens, teenaged Brazil defender Vitor Reis from Palmeiras and Egypt forward Omar Marmo

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

BBC Sport has a look at how Manchester City's new players could fit into the side after making three January signings.

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 ...

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.