Everton defender Vitaly Mikolenko, despite the defeat in the English championship match against Arsenal (0:4), received good reviews about his game from the English press.
In a piece written by Liverpool Exho.which gave Mikolenko a rating of 5 out of 10, said the following: "Saka used the space between Mikolenko and Tarkowski during the first goal, but the magical pass of Alexander Zinchenko is also worth mentioning. Mikolenko was hardly involved in the second half as all Arsenal's danger came from the right flank."
Liverpoolworld gave Mikolenko six points out of 10. "One of Everton's best players this evening. The Ukrainian tried his best to push forward when he could, and he executed 100 percent of his dribbles and won six of seven duels. However, his position with Tarkovski in the moment of the first goal was bad, which allowed Arsenal to open the scoring too easily," the piece said.