Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney is learning from Oleksandr Zinchenko on how to adapt to the manager’s tactical demands in a bid to stake a claim in the first team.
The Scotland international has struggled to gain a starting place under Mikel Arteta since Zinchenko’s signing from Manchester City in July last year, often featuring off the bench last season.
Tierney made a second-half cameo against Manchester United in the pre-season friendly in New Jersey on Saturday, and gained plaudits from fans.
On the Ukrainian defender’s unorthodox position, he said: ‘I’ve done it for the last year.