Manuel Akanji admitted he was trying to ‘protect’ debutant Abdukodir Khusanov after the Man City defender endured a nightmare start to life in the Premier League. Khusanov’s weak header back ...

Manuel Akanji rallied round team-mate Abdukodir Khusanov after a torrid start to his Manchester City career. Khusanov, the 20-year-old centre-back signed last week from Lens, was plunged straight ...

Abdukodir Khusanov endured a torrid Manchester City debut (Martin Rickett/PA) Manuel Akanji rallied round team-mate Abdukodir Khusanov after a torrid start to his Manchester City career.

“Obviously, it wasn’t a good start for Khusanov, but I think he recovered really well,” said fellow defender Akanji, who was City’s only fully-fit senior centre-back. “It’s not easy to ...