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Arsenal supporters, Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu would have had a vested interest in Wednesday night's World Cup play-off semi-final decider between Scotland and Ukraine.

Originally the fixture was due to be played on March 24, but because of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military, it was rearranged for June 1 instead with the visitors emerging 3-1 victors thanks to goals from Andriy Yarmolenko, Roman Yaremchuk and Artem Dovbyk.

As a result, Ukraine will now face Wales in the World Cup play-off decider on Sunday where the winners will join England's group in Qatar alongside Iran and the United States.

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Now, Wednesday night's encounter would have provided Arteta and Edu with an opportunity to scout Aaron Hickey and Oleksandr Zinchenko - two players heavily linked with summer moves to the Emirates Stadium - as the Arsenal pair aim to bolster the first-team squad ahead of next season.

As previously reported by , Edu is hopeful of securing an £18million deal for the 19-year-old Bologna defender and the Scot was able to demonstrate his versatility by operating as a right wing-back in Nathan Patterson's absence - proving he can act as cover for both Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu should he join the Gunners.

Interestingly, with Zinchenko starting