Oleksandr Zinchenko: Last News

Lionel Messi inspired Manchester City to a 2-0 FA Cup win at Peterborough.Pep Guardiola's men beat the Championship strugglers at London Road thanks to second half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Grealish to book their place in the quarter finals.Mahrez broke the deadlock on 60 minutes with his 19th goal of the season, before Grealish sealed the win seven minutes later with his first City goal since before Christmas.England ace Phil Foden set-up both goals - and Grealish admitted the City duo had been watching videos of Argentine icon Messi on the way to the game to get some inspiration.Grealish said: "What's funny is that before the game, while we were on the coach on the way to the game, I was sat next to Phil and we were scrolling through videos of [Lionel] Messi."After scoring he came up to me and said it was just like what we were watching." Grealish paid tribute to Ukrainian team-mate Oleksandr Zinchenko, who captained the side on his first appearance since Russia invaded his homeland. He added: "It's actually been quite emotional.

Jack Grealish has praised the resolve of Manchester City teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko after an incredibly tough week and labelled him as 'underrated'.

Pep Guardiola praised Jack Grealish's aggression in the final third as the Manchester City forward returned from injury against Peterborough.

Pep Guardiola says that the double substitution of his centre-backs at Peterborough was down to injury.

Manchester City have handed Oleksandr Zinchenko the captain's armband for their FA Cup tie against Peterborough United this evening in a heart-warming gesture following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The club announced the decision on Twitter, noting that skipper Fernandinho was the man behind the move.Pep Guardiola insisted before the game that everyone "was behind the gesture" and that Fernandinho's act of kindness has shown "how how important the situation in Ukraine is"."Our captain [Fernandinho] decided to give the captain's armband to him [Oleksandr Zinchenko], to show how important is the situation [in Ukraine]. All of the club is behind this gesture, behind our captain, to represent his country," the Manchester City boss said.Guardiola has been full of praise for Zinchenko all week and applauded the defender's mental strength in the wake of the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine.Zinchenko was an unused substitute during Manchester City's 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday, but Guardiola said he was happy to pick him this evening, in spite of the ongoing conflict."It will be good for him to show why he is here and a magnificent player needs to play football," the Spaniard told reporters.

A group of global soccer stars from Ukraine have teamed to create a video calling for support for the war-torn nation. You can watch it in full below.

Manchester City footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko embraced with Everton player Vitaliy Mykolenko as their teams went head to head in a Premier League match on Saturday 26 February after their homeland of Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Oleksandr, 25, who is now reportedly on £20,00 a week at Manchester City, lives in the affluent village of Hale Barns near Altrincham in Greater Manchester, with his TV presenter and journalist wife Vlada Shcheglova along with their six month old daughter.

Arsenal and Ukraine defender Oleh Luzhnyi has put his coaching dreams on hold in order to fight alongside his people following the Russian invasion.The 53-year-old spent four years at Arsenal and won both the Premier League and FA Cup under the guidance of Arsene Wenger in 2002 and 2003 respectively.Luzhnyi has held several coaching roles at Dynamo Kyiv since his 2005 retirement, holding one permanent management role at Tavriya Simferopol - but that career has now been paused.Luzhnyi has told Sky Sports News of his reaction to the Russian invasion of his country, which president Vladimir Putin has called "a special military operation"."The situation is horrific," Luzhnyi said."I want to come to coach in the UK but before anything I will stand firmly and fight for my people, for my country and for democracy."We all hope this will be over soon as innocent lives are being lost and families are being torn apart. A country being invaded and destroyed is all for what? "We need to stand together as one and bring to an end this criminal warfare."The emotion of Ukraine captain and Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko was full of emotion before their clash against Everton.He shared a touching moment with Everton's Vitaliy Mykolenko during the warm-up, with Andriy Yarmalenko being given time off by West Ham amid the war in his home country.Pep Guardiola said: "It's a worry, what we feel with our country where we were born.

Everton players took to Goodison Park draped in Ukrainian flags ahead of their clash with Manchester City on Saturday evening.The Toffees showed their solidarity with their Ukrainian left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko, who joined Everton last month.Manchester City also showed their support as they wore t-shirts showing the Ukrainian flag with the simple message: "No war."City's Ukrainian full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko was moved to tears as a minute's applause erupted around the ground ahead of kick-off. Football has been quick to show its solidarity with Ukraine, and fans labelled the scenes at Goodison as 'emotional' between the two Ukrainian stars. "Some really powerful scenes at Goodison Park for the Everton v Man City game.

Russia, and Premier League sides were told that they were allowed to show their support this weekend.City players wore shirts in support of Ukraine, crying out for 'No War' while condemning the actions of the Russian government as they lined up to face Everton.And it was an emotional scene ahead of kick-off, and Zinchenko couldn't help but shed a tear in what must be the most difficult of times.Both City and Everton have a Ukrainian national in their ranks, and both Zinchenko and Vitaliy Mykolenko shared a touching moment during the warm-up as they reunited in the centre of the field.Russia announced that they had invaded Ukraine earlier this week, and the country is amidst a crisis as the rest of the world plea's against the prospect of war.Fellow Ukraine national Andriy Yarmalenko has been given time off by West Ham due to the situation, but ZInchenko and Mykolenko were named on the bench by their sides ahead of the clash on Saturday evening.Ukraine flags were all around Goodison Park as the fans showed their support, and an emotional round of applause was shared prior to kick-off, with both Zinchenko and Mykolenko looking on with tears in their eyes.Pep Guardiola provided an update on Zinchenko's mental state ahead of the weekend following the tragic news, and said: "It's a worry, what we feel with our country where we were born. Killing innocent people, how would you feel.

An angry message about Vladimir Putin appeared on the Instagram account of Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko after Russian forces invaded Ukraine.

Manchester City head into the two-week winter break top of the pile despite their draw against Southampton.

New Genoa boss Andriy Shevchenko is reportedly plotting a move for Manchester City full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko.

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Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko.The Ukraine international, 23, has made only six appearances for Pep Guardiola’s men this season, featuring just once in the Premier League.And that lack of first-team action could open the way for Wolves to launch a successful second bid for Zinchenko when the January window opens.The Midlands outfit failed with a £19million approach last summer as, at the time, the versatile Etihad star remained determined to fight for his City place.But having fallen further down Guardiola’s pecking order - for both the left-back and left-wing positions, he is now likely to be interested in a move to Molineux.Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santos admires the technical ability of Zinchenko, capped 31 times by his

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