Our Uzbek central defender was forced to come off early in the second half against Liverpool after sustaining a head injury in a collision with Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The 21-year-old has been outstanding since returning to the side in the absence of Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol and was voted the Etihad Player of the Month for January.
But Guardiola says he has recovered well and is able to face Fulham on Wednesday evening.
“He’s good [and able to play],” said the City boss .
Asked how Khusanov’s English was improving, Pep added: “I admit he doesn’t speak like William Shakespeare, but he’s getting better and better.
“He understands what we want, what he says and every time he’s getting better and better.
“He is so intelligent. Normally you have the opinion that he’s so physical, so strong and fast, he’s not able to think and it’s completely the opposite. He’s always taking good positions.
“He’s so, so fast. To recover that position is one of his attributes. But not just that, don’t confuse about Khusa, he’s intelligent.
“Normally when a player has this physicality he doesn’t use what’s going on and it’s always his physical condition, and he has both.
“That’s why on the ball he’s getting better. That’s why he’s encouraged to improve. And he can improve. At that age and he’s open minded and I said yeah, recently, City have a player in central defence for many, many years.”
Guardiola says he will assess his squad this afternoon when they train for the first time since our 2-1 win at Liverpool.
He added that John Stones is continuing to build towards a return as well as adding there are no fresh injuries after the Anfield victory.
“I didn’t train with them yet,” said Pep.
“John is back on his feet, I would say. Everyone is okay.”
Celebrate Lunar New Year at City v Fulham!
As our closest home Premier League game to Lunar New Year, we’ll have plenty of celebrations as City welcome Fulham to the Etihad Stadium.
Kick-off is at 19:30 (UK) on Wednesday 11 February but there’ll be lots to see and enjoy before the action gets under way on the evening.
Tickets for this game are now on general sale, starting at £30 for adults and £15 for Under 18s. You can get three per person here!
And if you choose to make it a special evening in one of our hospitality areas, there’ll be even more to enjoy on top of elite football on the pitch!
Prices start from £180, while there’s an offer available when booking in the Legends Lounge or a Platinum Box experience - contact the sales team or enter the code Fulham%20 at checkout to access.
