Arsenal left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko has revealed that. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola called him. After leading the team to victory in the UEFA Champions League last year.
The Ukrainian international was part of City’s squad from 2016-2022, winning four Premier League titles, one FA Cup and four League Cups. But was only a runner-up in the Champions League in 2020/21.
Zinchenko left the Etihad Stadium in 2022 and City win their first European Cup that season, beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the final in Istanbul.UFABET
After winning the title, Pep called his old subordinate Zinchenko, who admit that he could not believe it, revealing it in his new playbook, “Believe”.
“No one would have slept that night,” Zinchenko said in a written statement. “But the call from Pep? I couldn’t believe my eyes. He said, ‘Alex, you are a big part of this.’ I was really surprised, but in a good way.”
“I told him like I said before, thank you very much for everything he’s done for me. It shows what a good friend he is.”
The 2022/23 season culminate in the most historic two-week period in the history of Manchester City Football Club. And is seen by many to be the ultimate icing on the top of Pep Guardiola’s cake at the club.