The head coach of the London "Arsenal" Mikel Arteta - on the fact that the Ukrainian defender of his team Alexander Zinchenko on the anniversary of the attack of Russia on Ukraine in yesterday's English championship match with "Leicester" (1-0) came on the field with the captain's armband.
"It was great also because it was the initiative of the players. Our captain Martin Edegor came up to me the day before the match and said that the team wanted to make this gesture [to give the captain's armband to Zinchenko].
If by doing so today we were able to bring a little happiness to the Ukrainians and at the same time show who Alex is for us, then it means that everything was done correctly and well. And I'm happy to dedicate our win to that," Arteta tweeted from British journalist Ben Jacobs.