New Man City signings to be thrust straight into team amid injury crisis - Abdukodir Khusanov, Omar Marmoush and Vitor Reis could all feature against Chelsea this weekend after Pep Guardiola received

Abdukodir Khusanov joins Man City on a four-and-a-half-year contract from Lens in a £33.5m deal; the 20-year-old defender becomes the first Uzbekistan player to sign for a Premier League club, having been capped 18 times;

Manchester City trained ahead of their Champions League clash with Club Brugge on Wednesday with two surprise faces watching on.

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

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

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden spared the blushes of new team-mate Abdukodir Khusanov as Manchester City came from behind to beat Chelsea 3-1. Khusanov, the £33.6million Uzbekistan defender signed from Lens this week, made a nightmare start in the Premier League with an error that led to a Chelsea goal and a booking inside the opening four minutes.

In a significant move to address their defensive woes, Manchester City have confirmed the signing of centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov from RC Lens for a reported

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City signed a second defender in two days, this time 19-year-old Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for 35 million euros ($36 million) on Tuesday. Abdukodir Khusanov, a 20-year-old Uzbekistan international, signed a 4 1/2-year contract Monday after his transfer from Lens. The length of Reis' contract wasn't given.

Khusanov has played 18 times for Uzbekistan and was the first person from his country ... City has been hit with injury issues at center back this season, with Ruben Dias, John Stones and Nathan Ake all having time out of action. City has also been linked ...

This is a different City that Stones is walking into on Wednesday night for the do-or-die Champions League clash with Club Brugge.

New £33.8 million signing’s error hands early goal to Chelsea and Pep Guardiola ends his misery with substitution soon after the break