Chelsea star spotted comforting Man City wonderkid Abdukodir Khusanov during NIGHTMARE Premier League debut
Chelsea star spotted comforting Man City wonderkid Abdukodir Khusanov during NIGHTMARE Premier League debut
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A Chelsea star was seen to try and comfort Manchester City wonderkid Abdukodir Khusanov after enduring a nightmare start to life in the Premier League. Khusanov, 20, was immediately thrust into the limelight against the Blues, making his debut in defence following his £33.8million move from RC Lens earlier this month.
![[Khusanov's Manchester City debut began with a mistake which handed Chelsea the lead]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/23/94517489-0-image-a-50_1737934910328.jpg)
However, things quickly went wrong for the Uzbek talent, with his weak header back to Ederson leading to Chelsea's opener in the third minute. Visibly shaken by the occasion, Khusanov was shown a yellow card just a minute later for a foul on Cole Palmer, having lost his composure during the opening stages.
![[The 20-year-old looked visibly shook and was eventually taken off early in the second-half]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/26/23/94541133-0-image-a-48_1737934881575.jpg)
This is when Chelsea frontman Nicolas Jackson gave the young defender a comforting pat on the belly, appearing to give words of encouragment to his struggling opponent. Jackson knows more than anyone of the pressures that the Premier League can pose on a new arrival, having himself first struggled on the English scene following his transfer from Villarreal in 2023.
Nicolas Jackson gave Abdukodir Khusanov a comforting pat on the belly and appeared to give words encouragement as the Uzbek debutant endured a nightmare start to life at Man City. Khusanov's Manchester City debut began with a mistake which handed Chelsea the lead.
The 20-year-old looked visibly shook and was eventually taken off early in the second-half. Khusanov went on to somewhat find his bearings at the Etihad and though things improved, Pep Guardiola took him off nine minutes into the second half for John Stones as City went on to win 3-1.
