Everton have had some injury reports from the international break. Defender Vitaly Mykolenko has suffered an adductor injury while on duty with Ukraine.
Champion reports on 26-year-old man todayIncluding Ukraine manager Serhiy Rebrov's comments regarding the Everton full-back.
suspicious absence
Vitaly Mykolenko made an unexpected miss for Ukraine in the match against Albania on Tuesday evening.
The Everton defender was expected to start the game, having been an almost constant presence in the team since his debut in 2018.
Instead, he was dropped from the team and Bohdan Mykhailichenko started the games. After this Rebrov explained about the change.
"Unfortunately, he felt (something). He says he went to the doctors yesterday, but I didn't know anything about it. And when we were making decisions with the main team, he said he was ready," Ukraine manager explained.
"Unfortunately, he suffered this injury, but as far as I can see now, he says it is not that serious, and he has had 5 days off now. I am sure he will return to Everton in normal condition."
Everton's injury concerns
Everton will certainly be concerned about the situation given Vitaly Mykolenko's role under David Moyes.
He is the first choice left-back under Scott, playing 84% of the time in the starting XI and enjoying the same percentage of minutes to date.
Losing him at this stage of the season, with European football at stake, would be a major problem for the Toffees.
They have Adam Aznoo as his backup, but he has barely featured this season. There is also the option of using Jarrad Branthwaite at left-back, which Moyes has also done this season.
The important thing will be to determine the extent of the injury. Mykolenko's willingness to play suggests this is only a mild issue. This may give him time to recover as Everton will not play until April 11th.
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