Mykhaylo Mudryk has given a catchy new chant his official seal of approval following his eye-catching Chelsea debut.
Mudryk, 22, was handed his Blues bow by Graham Potter as a second-half substitute during Saturday's 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Anfield. And the former Shakhtar Donetsk man made a strong early impression on the travelling Chelsea fans, who serenaded him throughout his brief cameo.
The 22-year-old was always likely to become an instant hit with the Stamford Bridge faithful after snubbing interest from Arsenal to move to west London. And Mudryk has already been given a catchy tune by the fans who travelled up to Merseyside.
The chant, which pokes fun at Arsenal's failure to win the Champions League, could be heard in the final stages of the match at Anfield - and it was shared by Mudryk himself on his Instagram story after the match.
The lyrics are as follows: "He flew in from Ukraine, on Boehly's private plane. Mudryk said to me have Arsenal ever won the Champions League? So I told him no, you know the place to go. Then he said to me, I want to lift number three".
Mudryk now has over one million Instagram followers; meaning his following on the social media platform has doubled since his blockbuster £87million transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk, which was completed last weekend.
The Ukrainian winger, who has gained over 500,000 new followers over the past week, caught the eye on the pitch and came agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock after a dazzling piece of skill.
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And although he failed to mark his Premier League debut with a goal, the young forward earned plenty of praise from his new boss, who admitted that he thrust his new signing into the action earlier than planned.
Speaking after the match, Potter said: "Yes, ideally we wanted to give him [Mudryk] around 30 minutes, but we thought it was the right time. He's a fit boy and we thought it was the right time to bring him on. It was a good start to his career with us."
He added: "He's not played football for a while, he's been on a mid-season break, we had to manage his minutes and he's still in that phase, but you could see his qualities."
Rio Ferdinand, who was analysing the game, was also impressed by the Chelsea new boy and believes that Arsenal may live to regret not stumping up the cash that Shakhtar were demanding.
He said: "We've all seen clips of his explosive pace, but I saw someone there with soft feet today. Someone who's got a good weight of pass, good decision-making in the final third, the calmness running at speed - those elements there make it a frightening proposition running at a full-back when he gets into full flow.
"These are only his first minutes in a month or so, so who knows what he's going to be producing after this. It's an exciting moment for Chelsea fans and I’m sure there will be Arsenal fans sitting there going oh my days, how did we let this one go."
