Even the winner of the Golden Ball did not play like Abdukadir Khusanov!

Both Manchester City players and fans want to forget February as soon as possible. Because in the shortest month of the year, the City team suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of two powerful Premier League clubs - Arsenal (1:5) and Liverpool (0:2).

They faced Real Madrid twice in the Champions League play-offs, losing both matches 2:3 and 1:3.

Ollie Jones, an expert from the authoritative British source manchestereveningnews.co.uk, analyzing the results and indicators of the City team in February, noted that the only bright spot in the recent matches, which were marred by failures, was the appearance of Abdukadir Khusanov in the team.

- The only positive thing about Manchester City's recent poor results is that Abdukadir Khusanov has started to shine in the team. After a disappointing debut against Chelsea, the Uzbek player has shown his fighting spirit, recovered and is playing at a high level.

It has not been easy for anyone to appear at Manchester City and adapt to the demands of Josep Guardiola. Even Ballon d'Or winner Rodri needed a season to get used to the team when he first arrived.

However, the ongoing crisis in the "city" team has not given Khusanov the time to adapt.

After Abdukadir arrived in Manchester for 33.5 million pounds from Lens, he had to fight against strong teams and high-level football stars such as Cole Palmer, Alexander Isaac, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, and Mohamed Salah.

This was a huge test not only for the 20-year-old defender, but also for any player who has played at the highest level in world football. Especially considering that Khusanov had only played 31 games in one of the top five European leagues before joining City, we can feel the pressure he had to overcome.

After the mistake on his debut, Josep Guardiola could have concluded that it was too early to start Khusanov, despite the many injuries in the team, and decided to turn him into a reserve option. However, the Spanish specialist chose a different path and immediately made the Uzbek player a first-team player at the most difficult stage of the season.

The young Uzbek defender's response to the coach's confidence was even more striking. He did not give the opponent's star player Alexander Isaac a game in the match, which was crushed 4-0 by Newcastle. Then he played very well in the match against the current Champions League winner Real Madrid in Madrid.

In the clash with the Premier League leaders Liverpool, he became the best player of Manchester City, along with his teammate Jeremy Doku. In this match, Khusanov recorded the best result in several indicators, saved his team in dangerous situations, and saved the lives of his teammates.

His life and career at the Etihad did not start easily. But Khusanov was able to show his character in difficult situations. Josep Guardiola's risk with Abdukadir paid off in a short time, - writes Ollie Jones, an expert from the manchestereveningnews.co.uk portal.

Since his arrival at Manchester City, Abdukadir Khusanov has played in a total of five matches in the Premier League, FA Cup and European Champions League, scoring one goal. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”