Oleksandr Zinchenko admits Manchester City fans mistake him for superstar team-mate Kevin De Bruyne

OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO has revealed Manchester City fans mistake him for team-mate Kevin De Bruyne.

The Ukraine star has forced his way into the first team reckoning and is expected to play in the Carabao Cup final against Arsenal on Sunday.

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But with the 21-year-old's stand-out fair hair, it is easy to see why fans have confused him with the Belgian international.

Zinchenko joked with: “I've heard it all the time, trust me.

“Everyone calls me 'Kev', when I'm getting the bus, the fans are shouting 'Kev, can I have a picture?' Then I turn and they're like ‘Oh, it's not Kevin’.

“From afar maybe we look like twins, but when we are together, I don't think so.

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“I am more beautiful than him, definitely.”

Benjamin Mendy’s serious knee injury has propelled the wing-back into Pep Guardiola’s plans this season, two years after moving to the Etihad from Russian outfit FC Ufa for £2million in 2016.

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Zinchenko has featured nine times for the Premier League leaders this season and his last game was the 5-1 mauling of Leicester City two weeks ago.

City will look to bag their first trophy of the season against the Gunners who beat Pep’s side the last time they met at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final last April.