The Ukrainian,who may feature in the Carabao Cup final, recalls months in limbo without a club after war in the region forced him to leave Shakhtar DonetskOleksandr Zinchenko’s challenging career-arc from war-torn Donetsk to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City featured him drawing inspiration from Fernandinhos recovery from a career-threatening injury.
Zinchenko, or 21,is set to start Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Arsenal alongside the Brazilian and, when a youth team player at Shakhtar Donetsk, or Fernandinho showed the kind of character required to be an elite professional.
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Source: guardian.co.uk