Coach Pep Guardiola said something surprising about the strange Uzbekistan star, Mbappe scored a hat-trick

"Abdukodir Khusanov has learned his lesson! He will learn, he is young, he played his debut after only one training session. Everything will be fine," coach Pep Guardiola said about the 20-year-old Uzbek rookie, after the player made a mistake in the second minute of the goal and received a yellow card after only 4 minutes of playing in Man City's 3-1 win over Chelsea on January 26.

Abdukodir Khusanov (left) made a mistake that led to a goal in the 2nd minute and received a yellow card in the 4th minute, but coach Pep Guardiola still defended him.

Abdukodir Khusanov's mistake in the second minute gave Chelsea a 1-0 lead through Madueke. He then received a yellow card for a foul on Cole Palmer.

"At that time, did you plan to replace Abdukodir Khusanov after only five minutes?", a journalist asked coach Pep Guardiola in the post-match press conference. "Oh, I have to learn Russian or Uzbek to communicate with him. He doesn't speak English!", coach Pep Guardiola replied cryptically.

In fact, coach Pep Guardiola patiently let Abdukodir Khusanov continue playing before substituting him at the start of the second half to bring in John Stones in the 54th minute.

Abdukodir Khusanov is the first Uzbek player to play in the Premier League. Although he had previously played very well in France for Lens, the player showed that he needed more time to adapt to the Premier League, especially to keep up with the high-speed pace of the game.

Abdukodir Khusanov has just moved to Man City with a contract worth 33.5 million pounds with a term until June 2029. Considered one of the few most expensive Asian players in the world today.

After Abdukodir Khusanov's mistake at the beginning of the match led to an early goal, Man City showed their strength to overcome Chelsea with a score of 3-1 thanks to goals from Gvardiol in the 42nd minute, Haaland in the 68th minute and Foden in the 87th minute.

Thereby, surpassing Chelsea to regain 4th place on the Premier League rankings with 41 points equal to Newcastle (winning 3-1 against Southampton), but ranked higher due to better goal difference. Chelsea dropped to 6th place with 40 points.

Mbappe scores first hat-trick for Real Madrid

In La Liga, striker Kylian Mbappe scored his first hat-trick for Real Madrid in a 3-0 win over Valladolid on January 26. Mbappe's goals were scored in the 30th, 57th and 90+1st minutes from the 11m mark.

This hat-trick helps Mbappe currently have 22 goals in the 2024 - 2025 season, of which 15 goals in La Liga are only 1 goal behind Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) in the race for the top scorer.

Mbappe scored his first hat-trick for Real Madrid

In the last 5 matches, Mbappe also scored 8 goals. Showing that the French star has officially become a mainstay of Real Madrid Club and the number 1 striker, after initially having difficulty adapting to the new environment.

The win helped Real Madrid consolidate their lead in La Liga with 49 points after 21 matches. Atletico Madrid, who drew 1-1 with Villarreal, fell behind with 45 points, and Barcelona (39 points) could close the gap if they beat Valencia at 3am on January 27.

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