ARSENAL fans were loving the leadership displayed by Oleksandr Zinchenko against Sporting Lisbon.
The defender has become something of a talisman for the Gunners since his summer arrival from Manchester City.
ReutersOleksandr Zinchenko rallied his team-mates after Sporting’s goal[/caption]
He is captain of Ukraine and often demonstrates his leadership qualities in North London, encouraging his Arsenal team-mates and providing them with inspiration.
Zinchenko did exactly that after Pedro Goncalves produced an astonishing equaliser from the halfway line during their Europa League tie.
He immediately called for his team-mates to huddle together after the setback and Zinchenko could be seen barking out instructions.
Fans were impressed with the left-back’s passion and praised his leadership.
One fan said: “Zinchenko is such a f***ing leader man.”
Another added: “I rate it. I didn’t like him at City but seeing him in this arsenal side has shown me he’s a proper leader and fantastic footballer.”
A third said: “Zinchenko straight away, gather the troops reset and go again. Leader ”
And another commented: “Zinchenko unreal leader.”
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The game went to penalties and it was up to Mikel Arteta to rally the troops before the spot-kicks were taken.
But it was not enough as Gabriel Martinelli missed the key penalty – Sporting made no mistake with five from five to progress to the quarter-final.
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