"He can perform under any circumstances." Arteta praised an Arsenal player

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has spoken highly of the role played by left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko in the team.

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It is worth noting that this season, the Ukrainian has faced criticism from experts on several occasions.

“You have to ask the players to play in their strengths. I think Alex has got the personality to play in any game, under any condition, being himself. That’s a big thing to have.

Yeah, he has some difficulties, especially with injuries, to find the rhythm and to find the consistency and now he’s back on it, he’s got a few games under his belt, he’s playing better and better and he’s a really, really important player for us.” Arteta said.

In the current season, the 27-year-old Ukrainian international has scored 1 goal and provided 2 assists in 32 matches for the Gunners across all competitions.