As Abdukodir Khusanov arrives at Manchester City, football writer John Duerden analyses the 20-year-old centre-back's journey and where he might fit into Pep Guardiola's side. Abdukodir Khusanov’s father was an Uzbekistan international, though many don’t make the connection.

Rising talent in Ligue 1 becomes Premier League's first Uzbek player as he signs four-and-a-half-year contract

Speaking after City's 6-0 demolition of Ipswich Town which equalled the club's biggest Premier League away win, set against Watford in September 2017, Hargreaves reckons Pep Guardiola's men have the quality to end their campaign on a high by lifting silverware.

Head coach labels his team as ‘the worst in Man Utd's history’ after Brighton handed them a 10th loss in 22 matches this season

Arsenal conspired to let a two-goal lead slip at the Emirates, falling a further two points behind Liverpool in the title race. In the grand scheme of things, a draw at home to Aston Villa is far from disastrous and a victory at Brentford par for the course.

Except the visitors did not read the script. Instead they tore it up with one of the performances of the season, not just from them but any side, making Bournemouth’s 4-1 win at Newcastle arguably even more impressive than Manchester City’s 6-0 success at Ipswich Town.

After a difficult couple of months, the Man City manager says his players remembered how good they are in the 6-0 win at Ipswich

Incredibly unlucky not to find the back of the net himself, Jackson produced a total of seven attempts. That was the joint-most by a Chelsea player in a Premier League fixture since Diego Costa fired off nine shots against Crystal Palace in April 2017.

Brighton & Hove Albion became the second team to record three consecutive Premier League away wins at Old Trafford after beating Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday.

Manchester City’s revival in 2025 continued as they surged into the Premier League’s top four after thumping Ipswich Town 6-0 at Portman Road on Sunday. Phil Foden starred for Pep Guardiola’s side, with his assist for Mateo Kovacic sandwiched in between two close-range finishes in the first half, both set up by captain Kevin De Bruyne.

Mitoma is now the outright highest-scoring Japanese player in Premier League history, with 15 goals, moving one clear of former Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki. Mitoma also got an assist on Sunday at Old Trafford, taking him to 12 in his Premier League career, double the total of any other Japanese player.

Nottingham Forest edged past Southampton 3-2 to move level on points with second-placed Arsenal in the Premier League table. However, the visitors pulled one back through Jan Bednarek on the hour-mark before Nikola Milenkovic’s goal was overturned by VAR after Wood was deemed to have interfered with play from an offside position.