Grealish Special Message For Shevchenko Who Hugged Him After England Crushed Ukraine 4-0

JAKARTA - Jack Grealish thanked Ukraine legend and manager Andriy Shevchenko after England thrashed Ukraine 4-0 in Rome on Saturday night.

Harry Kane (2), Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson scored the winner for the Three Lions to claim a semi-final place against Denmark at Wembley on Wednesday.

In that match, Aston Villa captain Grealish - like Manchester City striker Phil Foden - was a substitute that coach Gareth Soutgate did not play.

The coach preferred to include Jude Bellingham, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Marcus Rashford in the second half.

However, that is not the focus of attention. Grealish was one of many England players - including Henderson, Kane, Raheem Sterling and Mason Mount - whom Ukraine coach Shevchenko hugged and chatted with after the game.

The former AC Milan striker, who also had a brief spell in the Premier League with Chelsea, showed friendliness even though his team suffered a crushing defeat.

Sheva's gesture to the England players amazed Grealish and revealed it on social media.

“Thank you for the beautiful words, legend! He is a great player and a great man!” after the game, the Villa star took to Twitter.

Thank you for the nice words legend! ❤️ what a player he was and what a man! ️❤️ pic.twitter.com/hot8rTnnGa

— Jack Grealish (@JackGrealish) July 3, 2021

However, there is no further explanation of what words Shevchenko conveyed to Grealish.