Rio Ferdinand believes Arsenal supporters will be gutted they failed to sign Mykhailo Mudryk after his superb Chelsea debut against Liverpool.
Arsenal appeared to be leading the race to sign Mudryk and he was expected to move to the Emirates in a deal worth around £80m.
But London rivals Chelsea hijacked the move and reached an £89million deal with Shakhtar Donetsk, with Arsenal subsequently signing Leandro Trossard from Brighton.
Mudryk made his Chelsea debut at Anfield on Saturday and was impressive in the 0-0 draw, with Ferdinand saying he will be a ‘frightening proposition’ for Premier League full-backs.
Rating Mudryk’s debut, Ferdinand told BT Sport: ‘We’ve all seen the clips of him and that explosive pace. But what I liked about him today is we saw soft feet on him and a good weight of pass too.
‘He was making good decisions in the final third and was showing calmness while running at speed. Those elements make him a frightening proposition for full-backs when he gets into full flow.
‘This is only his first minutes in a month or so. Who knows what he’s going to be producing after this but it’s exciting for Chelsea fans.
‘I’m sure there will be Arsenal fans sitting there going, “oh my days, how did we let that one go?”’
Mudryk was named on the Chelsea bench at Anfield but was introduced after half-time as the West London side looked for a breakthrough.
Neither team were able to find a winner, however, leaving Chelsea 10th in the Premier League table and Liverpool eighth.
Graham Potter, who has struggled since his appointment at Stamford Bridge, said: ‘I thought the performance was good.
‘I’m happy with the team, the energy, what we tried to do. At Anfield, it is always tough. It is a clean sheet and a point, we move forward.
‘First half, we were decent, unlucky not to get the goal. It is what it is. They started the second half well, and we adjusted a couple of things and gained control, had a couple of chances.
‘Overall, a positive day, apart from the fact we wanted three points.’
On Mudryk signing, Potter added: ‘He’s not played football for a while, he’s been on a mid-season break. We had to manage his minutes, but you can see his quality.’
