The performance of one man, in particular, caught the eye of the Arsenal fans during Scotland’s shock defeat to Ukraine.
Both sides had rumoured Gunners targets amidst their ranks, with Aaron Hickey handed his Scotland debut and Oleksandr Zinchenko starting in midfield for the visitors.
And it was Ukraine and Zinchenko who dominated the affair, with the Manchester City man picking up man of the match as he helped his side to a 3-1 win at Hamden Park, setting up a final play-off with Wales for a place at the World Cup in November.
Oleksandr Zinchenko vs Scotland:
1 Assist
85 Touches
59 Accurate Passes
86.8% Pass Accuracy
7 Ground Duels Won
4 Tackles
3 Key Passes
2 Successful Dribbles
2 Accurate Long Balls
2 Big Chances Created
1 Clearance
1 Accurate Cross
1 Aerial Duel Won pic.twitter.com/iO2zepp1ZT— City Xtra (@City_Xtra) June 1, 2022
Hickey, on the other hand, had a night to forget despite some bright moments.
Arsenal fans beg for move
And, in the aftermath of the Ukrainian’s performance, Arsenal fans took to Twitter in their droves to ask the Gunners hierarchy to pull the trigger on rumours that Zinchenko could be on the way to the Emirates Stadium this summer.
Get me zinchenko now, what an absolute player, technical ability through the roof
— Ayaan (@ZephyrsAFC) June 1, 2022
Zinchenko as an 8 is moving me I can’t lie
— Tony Soprano (@SVCarbaholic) June 1, 2022
Arteta needs to do whatever it takes to bring Zinchenko to the carpet. Really impressive in midfield.
— 1886 (@1886_blog) June 1, 2022
Get me Zinchenko at the carpet NOW.
— Pain In The Arsenal (@PainInThArsenal) June 1, 2022
Zinchenko clearly has all the attributes to be a very good midfielder & obviously we know he can play at LB as well. If he moves this summer, would be a big boost to any team looking to take that next step.
— Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT (@3cbPerformance) June 1, 2022
Zinchenko is absolutely sensational in midfield for Ukraine. The best player on the pitch tonight by miles. If Man City are stupid enough to let him go, we should be right at the front of the queue. His technical level is insane.
— GoonerTalk (@GoonerTaIk) June 1, 2022
I’ve seen enough, sign Aaron Hickey & Zinchenko right now, @arsenal.
— now.arsenal (@now_arsenaI) June 1, 2022
Zinchenko ran that game, unreal performance.
— Simon Collings (@sr_collings) June 1, 2022
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 73 | 93 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 38 | 68 | 92 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 38 | 43 | 74 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 29 | 71 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 38 | 13 | 69 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 38 | 0 | 58 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 38 | 9 | 56 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 38 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | -2 | 51 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | -5 | 51 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | -18 | 49 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 4 | 48 |
| 13 | Brentford FC | 38 | -8 | 46 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | -2 | 45 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 38 | -24 | 40 |
| 16 | Everton FC | 38 | -23 | 39 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 38 | -37 | 38 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 38 | -19 | 35 |
| 19 | Watford FC | 38 | -43 | 23 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 38 | -61 | 22 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 23 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 18 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 16 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 15 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 15 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 14 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 13 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 12 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 11 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 11 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 11 |
| Pukki, Teemu | Norwich City | 11 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 11 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa | 11 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 11 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 10 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 11 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 10 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 10 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton FC | 0 | 10 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 9 |
| Rudiger, Antonio | Chelsea FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City | 11 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 10 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City | 9 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City | 8 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 8 |
| Kulusevski, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
