Frank Lampard has admitted that the decision to potentially play Vitalii Mykolenko against Manchester City on Saturday will lie with the defender himself.
The left-back is fit and available for his side having sat out of the last two matches, with Jonjoe Kenny deputising in that position in his stead.
However, the on-going military invasion by Russia in the 22-year-old's home country of Ukraine has dominated the news over recent days.