Whether it is the troops who wrote to him after Ukraine’s qualification for Euro 2024, the opportunity to give the people of his country respite from the grief they have suffered or his own future, Georgiy Sudakov knows the European Championship will be like no other for him and his team-mates.
The move brought an end to the England captain’s trophy-laden time in the Premier League.
The Dutchman was surprised while on holiday in Ibiza by United management turning up and informing him they want him to remain in his role.