Oleksandr Zinchenko may have been unable to feature on the pitch for Arsenal on Saturday, but he was involved in a couple of incidents on the sidelines.
Arsenal summer signing Oleksandr Zinchenko has quickly become popular with the Gunners supporters after his positive performances in the early weeks of the season, but he was sidelined as a precaution for Saturday’s game against Fulham.
Though he wasn’t in the matchday squad, Zinchenko joined the players behind the dugout anyway. He could be seen standing, cheering, and nervously watching on with the rest of the fans.
https://twitter.com/arsenal_japan/status/1563609779570081792
When Arsenal eventually scored their winning goal, Zinchenko ran down to get involved in the celebrations, and he could be seen hugging goalscorer Gabriel and high-fiving stewards on his return to the bench.
Though it’s also worth noting the one steward in yellow who seemingly needed to be told it was Zinchenko joining the celebrations, not a pitch invader!
2点目が決まった瞬間Zinchenko
がコーナーに向かって全力ダッシュ‼️チーメイトと一緒に喜んだ姿はテレビにも映ったと思いますが、その続きをどうぞ。
HT後に戻ってきた時は椅子に座る時に顔をしかめていたんですけど、膝は大丈夫なんでしょうか?#アーセナル #ジンチェンコ pic.twitter.com/ZGS1GiMMeS
— Arsenal Japan (@arsenal_japan) August 27, 2022
After that, Zinchenko could be seen remonstrating with the fourth official over something as Arsenal tried to close out the game.
https://twitter.com/12kiyo15/status/1563619368944246784
It seems Zinchenko got the full fan experience on the day, but hopefully, he’ll be back involved with the squad on the pitch again soon.