Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko was excellent once again during the 1-0 win over Bournemouth at the weekend.
The 22-year-old has been in outstanding form at left-back over the past few weeks, with manager Pep Guardiola having singled him out for praise on more than one occasion.
Zinchenko’s current deal expires at the end of next season, and fans on Twitter are hoping City can now tie him down to a longer-term deal:
Massive Transformation
— Stylish Pep (@StylishPep) 4 March 2019
Playing very well atm
— Darryl Barnett (@BarnettDarryl) 4 March 2019
New contract needed
— Akhtar MCFC (@AkhtarMcfc) 4 March 2019
really pleased for Zinchenko, getting a run of games and proving his worth, whatever happens hope he does stay at #mcfc
— DKS2016 (@ManCityTrain) 2 March 2019
Zinchenko growing each week. Desire in his eyes every time the team scores…making a case ahead of Mendy for the rest of the year.
Quickly becoming a City favorite!#mancity #MCFC #pepEffect pic.twitter.com/2q9GkiBMii
— Tyler Schochenmaier (@TylerJShock) 3 March 2019
Zinchenko has stepped up massively again. Looks so good on and off the ball now ?? #mcfc
— DuaneHoll87 (@MankDuane) 2 March 2019
And a masterclass again. He looked fresh and energetic. Played good passes. Won headers despite being short and thin. Can’t believe he was on the verge of joining @Wolves.
Well done #Zinchenko #BOUMCI #PL #MCFC #MCI— chirag sharma (@sharmacisioned) 2 March 2019
Zinchenko is making a real case to get that LB spot. #BOUMCI @ManCity #MCFC
— rAnKs (@lennyranks) 2 March 2019
Considering the Ukrainian is more comfortable as a central midfielder, his conversion into a first-team fullback has been somewhat forced by circumstances.
With Benjamin Mendy having been plagued by injuries since his arrival at the Etihad and Fabian Delph having had his own injury issues, Zinchenko has taken his chance to impress.
His performances in the last three games have been top drawer, with a special mention for his two assists in the 6-0 drubbing of Chelsea last month.
In total, Zinchenko now has one goal and four assists in 18 appearances this campaign.
