Oleksandr Zinchenko was a crucial figure in Arsenal’s 4-2 win at Aston Villa, scoring the second equaliser and proving a critical part of the build-up of the two stoppage-time winners. The Ukrainian has been a stalwart in Mikel Arteta’s squad when available and it is easy to see why with second-half displays like his.
That said, Arsenal and Zinchenko struggled in the first half in particular. It appeared as though the Gunners still had a significant hangover from the gutting defeat to Manchester City in midweek which has been quickly forgotten with yesterday’s win and Nottingham Forest holding the Citizens to a 1-1 draw.
Zinchenko recognised the disappointment of the first half and wasn’t quick to forget it in the second. Speaking to football.london after the game, Zinchenko said: “To be honest, the performance in the first half wasn’t good enough, I wasn’t happy at all.”
