It would be easy for Mykhailo Mudryk to have a sense of regret as he prepares to play at the Emirates Stadium for the first time. The winger could very easily have called this ground home had things in January have gone differently.
He would have been playing as part of a free-scoring, confident Arsenal attack. Eased into the spotlight with in-form forwards to take the pressure off him, allowed to enjoy the freedom of a positive squad environment. As it happens, he prepares to take on Mikel Arteta's side wearing Chelsea blue.
After flirting with the prospect of joining Mikel Arteta's juggernaut for most of the winter, the Blues snuck in to beat their London rivals to his signature with a dramatic piece of business. The Ukrainian, despite flashes of promise, is yet to sparkle the way he did in Europe before the World Cup, though.
