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• Zinchenko names Arsenal teammate as Premier League’s most underrated player.

Oleksandr Zinchenko has named Arsenal teammate Thomas Partey as the most underrated player in the Premier League.

Partey was an important component of Arsenal’s midfield last season, when Mikel Arteta’s team came in second place to Manchester City in the Premier League standings.

Following the summer signing of Declan Rice, Arteta has chosen to play Partey at right-back, which is a startling shift for the start of the season.

Zinchenko, though, thinks that Partey is the best defensive midfielder in the Premier League and prefers him above Casemiro and Rodri.

When asked who he believes is the most underrated player in the Premier League, Zinchenko told Vibe With Five: ‘Underrated… I think Thomas Partey.’

Asked if he feels Partey is better than Casemiro, Zinchenko replied: ‘Listen, I don’t want to say something bad, he’s absolutely a world-class player as well, Casemiro, five Champions Leagues. But for me, if you wanted me to choose one, it would be Partey.

‘I had the debate in my head, who is the best holding midfielder I have ever played with. It was between Fernandinho, Rodri and Partey.

‘It’s a tough one. I watched Fernandinho when he was at Shakhtar and he helped me so much. I love him like an older brother, but Thomas Partey… I don’t know.’

Asked by Rio Ferdinand if he believes Partey is better than Rodri, Zinchenko replied: ‘Rio, please come and see him in a training session. He has everything.

‘Rodri absolutely fits so well in City’s system, if you take him out it is a different City, for sure, no question. He is the main detail and that is the hardest position to play.’