Abdukodir Khusanov and Pep Guardiola, Getty Images February 10, 2026, 10:55 p.m

The head coach of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, shared his opinion about the English language level of the central defender of the team, Abdukodir Khusanov, and also positively assessed his adaptation and playing qualities.

“He doesn’t speak English like William Shakespeare, I’ll admit that. But his English is getting better and better. He understands what we want and understands what he’s saying.

Every time he gets better and better. He is a very smart football player. Strong, fast and always chooses the right position,” Guardiola quotes official site of Manchester City.

We will remind, in January of last year, Man City bought Khusanov from the French Lance for 40 million euros. In the current season, the Uzbek defender played 20 matches as part of the “townsmen”, without being distinguished by productive actions, but he was recognized as the best player of the month in the team at the end of January.