Guardiola has spent his entire Manchester City career urging the team to slow their play, now he's telling them to go direct. Why?

Pep Guardiola says Abdukodir Khusanov "will learn" after the young defender's nightmare debut against Chelsea.

There were times when it felt like the great winter collapse of Manchester City might have a remarkable new chapter, shaped by the misfortune of their youngest new recruit, but out there on the brink Pep Guardiola’s players did at last show that they still know what it takes to win difficult matches.