by Pep Guardiola defended Abdukodir Khusanov after the new defender of Manchester City, endowed with a value of 33.8 million pounds sterling, had a hot start to Saturday’s victory against Chelsea, the manager saying that it was “The best lesson you can draw”.
The 20 -year -old’s weak head against Ederson led to the opening of the Noni Madueke scoring in the third minute, and he was warned shortly after for a fault on Cole Palmer.
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About Uzbekistan, Guardiola said: “It’s not easy for him. He trains once then to play against [Nicolas] Jackson and Cole and Madueke and [Jadon] Sancho. It is a process when you buy such a young player. He will learn. This kind of actions is the best lesson you can draw. He doesn’t speak English so I didn’t tell him. He will be fine. He only made one or two training sessions.
Guardiola explained why he launched it. “I didn’t want to push John Stones, who returns from injury – with Wednesday’s match [against Club Brugge].
“The players were together. It was extremely important. Any player can make a mistake. Fans always support new players. He is so young. He will learn. In this kind of situation, there is not much to say. He knows he succeeded.
Erling Haaland, who scored City’s second goal, praised this performance. “I think it was an excellent performance overall even if we started horribly,” said the attacker. “A fantastic team performance – I’m really happy.”
Josko Gvardiol equalized in the 42nd minute before the strikes of Haaland and Phil Foden in the second period seal the victory, placing City in fourth place, at three points from Nottingham Forest. Guardiola said: “Now we are closer to Nottingham but Bournemouth is on an impressive trajectory.”
Robert Sánchez was not in a position for Haaland’s strike, allowing him a lobed finish. Enzo Maresca keeps confidence in his goalkeeper. “We certainly trust Robert, but at the same time, he is aware that he is making mistakes,” said Chelsea head coach. “We continue to trust Robert but we have a whole week, see the reaction and decide the next games [who plays in goal]. “
Chelsea has now won only one of her last seven first League games. “In my opinion, we are a better team than a month ago,” said Maresca. “These kinds of matches will make us better, we have to live this kind of experience. You can be third or sixth, each match can change the situation a little bit. We are focused and try to improve a after -game match.
