Pep Guardiola has named Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov in his Manchester City starting XI for Saturday’s huge Premier League clash with Chelsea.
Catalan coach publicly invited to the January reinforcement After his side were relaxed they recorded one win in 13 games leading up to Boxing Day. City’s employment department delivered, spending around £123m on three new players.
Former Palmeiras center forward Vitor Reis just visited the bench Chelsea This weekend, but fellow defender Khusanov was thrown straight into the starting XI in the absence of the injured Ruben Dias.
When discussing the qualities of the £42m centerpiece from the lens this week, The guard Gushed: “Khusanov has already come to terms with the fact that he played in the French league, dealing with tough, fast, fast players. But he doesn’t speak much English, so communication will be one of the situations we have to deal with.”
Marmoush is practically fluent in the language, thanks in large part to the influence of his parents, who both lived in Canada for six years and earned citizenship for the North American nation.
The proud Egypt international is enjoying the best form of his career. Barely halfway through the campaign, Marmoush has scored 20 goals and provided 14 assists in all competitions for Eintracht Frankfurt this term.
No wonder Guardiola was forced to predict: “I think he will adapt quickly.”
Kevin de Bruyne, who failed to make an impact Medium collapse in the city Paris Saint-Germain was relegated to the bench, while the £59m recruit lined up behind Erling Haaland.
“The new players can help, of course,” remarked the City boss ahead of the all-important clash with fourth-placed Chelsea in the race for Champions League qualification. “They’re here for that reason. Again, it couldn’t have happened without the circumstances we had.”
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