On Saturday, December 14, the match of the 16th round of the English Premier League took place between the teams “Arsenal” and “Everton”. The game ended in a draw with a score of 0:0.
Bukayo Saka and Vitalii Mykolenko. Photo: Getty ImagesFrom the first minutes on the field played the Ukrainian defender Vitalii Mykolenko, who started in the lineup for “Everton”. Oleksandr Zinchenko missed the match due to injury.
One of Mykolenko’s main tasks was to battle with the attacking leader of “Arsenal” Bukayo Saka, and it is worth noting that he coped with this challenge excellently. Although overall “Arsenal” dominated the field. “Everton” fans noted the Ukrainian's excellent game on social media:
Dave: “Mykolenko stops him every time they play against each other”.
Fpl georgios: “Another week that Mykolenko did wonderfully for you”.
Bren006: “Mykolenko had to fight against Saka and I think he handled him well. Good job, lad”.
Matthew McMullan: “Vitalii Serhiiovych Mykolenko empties pockets before changing”.
Conagh: “Saka was completely off the game because of Mykolenko”.
TheIndomitableManchester: “And here’s this guy named Vitalii Mykolenko. Saka’s main diamond had a long day yesterday…”.
Jim M: “Ha-ha-ha. Love it. Everton didn’t concede. Saka will see Mykolenko in his dreams tonight”.
Mark lloyd-kelly: “Mykolenko made Saka silent and made a few good tackles at the end”.
