straight to your inboxPep Guardiola praised Aleks Zinchenko for taking "an incredible step forward" in recent weeks for Manchester City.The only outfield player at the Etihad to have worked his way into the squad after a loan spell, Zinchenko deputised at left-back in the 2017/18 season during an injury crisis and has continued to be used there for his intermittent spells in the team.
Having been made available for sale in two transfer windows, his commitment to the cause earned him a five-year deal - and the No.11 shirt - in the summer of 2019 but failed to capitalise on his position and could have left the club again in the most recent transfer window.However, following the trend of the previous two seasons, the Ukranian has knuckled.
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