In one of the worst weeks Europe has seen since the Second World War, Manchester City and Everton players united to show football at its best.
Oleksandr Zinchenko and Vitalii Mykolenko had already shown remarkable courage to take their place on the bench of their respective teams, putting their personal fears and worries to one side to carry out their jobs. And while Ukraine has largely been left to defend itself against Russian invasion, everyone inside Goodison Park made sure that the two Ukrainian footballers felt anything but alone.
The strength of unity became clear as Zinchenko jogged out to warm up as fans in all four stands rose to applaud the City left-back. That continued as he made his way to the middle of the pitch to embrace Mykolenko, before clapping his appreciation for the support and beating his chest.
