Everton ace Vitaliy Mykolenko hailed Seamus Coleman for leading the way on and off the pitch as the Toffees’ dodged the drop.
In the Polish city Lodz tomorrow night, the left-back will play for Ukraine against Ireland in the final Nations League game of this quick-fire window.
But Coleman won’t face his clubmate having been forced to withdraw from the Irish squad before Saturday’s win over Scotland with a groin injury.