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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed that one member of his squad pushed for Oleksandr Zinchenko to captain the club on Tuesday night.

City progressed into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Peterborough.

The bottom-placed Championship side proved a real test for Guardiola’s side, but a smart solo goal from Riyad Mahrez in the 60th minute set the tone for the final third of the match.

Jack Grealish then ensured that City left Weston Homes Stadium with the win after touching down an exquisite 50-yard pass from Phil Foden and tucking the ball past Steven-Andreas Benda.

But the moment of the evening happened before the match even kicked off as Ukrainian star Zinchenko led the City team out donning the captain’s armband before taking photos with the Ukraine flag, carried out by Posh captain Frankie Kent.

Speaking about the decision to captain the versatile defender, Guardiola told ITV Sport: “Our captain (Fernandinho) decided to give the armband to him, to show how important the situation is.

"We are all at the club behind this gesture and behind my captain, who represents his country."

Despite making a rare start for City, Fernandinho was keen for Zinchenko to lead the club out