UKRAINE benched Chelsea flop Mykhailo Mudryk for Tuesday’s vital Euro 2024 qualifier away to Italy.
The £97million winger had been taken off in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with England.
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Ther former Shakhtar Donetsk star has failed to impress Mauricio Pochettino since the ex-Spurs chief took over as Stamford Bridge manager in the summer.
But the 22-year-old’s fall from grace with his national team is a bigger shock.
Ukraine went into the clash at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza three points ahead of Italy, who have a game in hand.
England top the Group C table on 13 points from five matches, with the Ukrainians second on seven from four games.
National hero Oleksandr Zinchenko stays in at left-back against the Azzurri.
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