Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has slammed Chelsea’s Mykhaylo Mudryk for his role in England’s opening goal against Ukraine on Sunday.
England secured a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ukraine at Wembley on Sunday with Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka among the goalscorers.
Mudryk has been slammed for allowing Saka to shift the ball onto his stronger left foot and crossing for Kane to score England’s opening goal.
Gerrard said on Channel 4(as quoted by Metro): ‘‘From a Ukraine point of view, it’s fantastic play from England as they open the pitch up, but you would be really disappointed if you’re the coach with Mudryk.
“With all due respect, he is still learning the game, but you know that you need to keep Saka on his right foot; you can’t allow him to come in on that left foot because it’s a wand, and he gets it right on the money.’’
Mudryk recorded no shots on target or key passes and won just one of his nine ground duels before he was taken off after 61 minutes.
It marked another tough outing for the youngster, who’s yet to score in seven appearances for Chelsea since arriving in January this year. The Blues signed him from Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth £89 million.