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.
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