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Jack Grealish praises resolve of 'unbelievable' Man City teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko

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Jack Grealish has praised the resolve of Manchester City teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko after an incredibly tough week and labelled him as 'underrated'.

Zinchenko returned to the starting XI and helped City book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Peterborough United on Tuesday night.

It's been an unimaginably hard week for Zinchenko who, alongside fellow Ukrainian Vitaliy Mykolenko, was moved to tears prior to the Blues' win against Everton on Saturday as both clubs made a touching show of support for his country amid Russia's invasion. READ MORE: Man City player ratings as Phil Foden and Fernandinho crush Peterborough in FA Cup Fernandinho handed Zinchenko the captain's armband to face the Posh and he entered the pitch holding a Ukraine flag with opposing skipper Frankie Kent.

The left-back played well in the win and there were yet more emotional scenes when he moved to thank the travelling supporters at full-time, several of whom waved flags of their own.

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