Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has hailed Abdukodir Khusanov, for the player’s contribution since joining the Cityzens in January.
Khusanov was only making his third appearance for Manchester City having arrived the Etihad in the January transfer window from Lens.
Manchester City returned to fourth place in the Premier League on Wednesday night after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0.
A single goal from Erling Haaland was all the Cityzens needed to claim a narrow win against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.
Speaking after the game, Guardiola was impressed by the performance of his January signing, who was solid at the back to help his team secure all three points.
“Khusanov did not bring a wash bag, nothing… ,” Guardiola told the press after the match according to Fabrizio Romano.
“What I like is that Khusanov’s already incredibly liked in the dressing room! To face Spurs… he travelled with no wash bag, no nothing. He arrived to play football… and when you talk to him, he just laughs, all the time!.
“But he’s a reliable player… so fast, so quick, with ball the quality of pass is extraordinary. He breaks lines, has ability to do it”.
“Of course he has to improve, but he’s 20, so young… I’ve seen players with a lot of pace, he is one of them”.
“People adore him; he’s silent, works, no complaints, so humble, and I’m pretty sure our fans will love him too”.
“It’s not easy to overcome his first impact vs Chelsea… what happened. But he was so calm the days after, and the games he’s played recently have been really good”.
With the result, Manchester City displaced Chelsea in the top four with one point. City are on 47 points against Chelsea’s 46 points.