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Forgotten man Oleksandr Zinchenko hopes his disappointing loan spell at PSV will stand him in good stead - despite admitting he is 'not happy' at the Dutch giants.

The 20-year-old became Pep Guardiola's fourth signing as Manchester City manager when he joined the Blues on a five-year deal from Russian side FC Ufa last July.

Zinchenko was loaned to PSV a month later to continue his development, but has made just 15 appearances for Phillip Cocu's side.

And, nearly a year on from his £1.7m move from Russia, Zinchenko admits his time in the Netherlands has not gone to plan.

"The competition will last two games and then we will make a decision," he told Zimbra.

"I’m not happy here. That makes sense when you play no minutes for seven games in a row.

"I do not understand why I am the one that is never used. It is simply the choice of the coach and it is not to discuss. I will not be sorry. It is a strange experience, but I’m sure it’s good for me."

Zinchenko caught the eye in pre-season for City and started the games against Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.

And Guardiola reserved some special for the Ukraine international after a solid start to life at City.

"Aleks is a young, young talent - he's so intelligent and has a lot of quality," he said.

"He's played two games and of course we have to see his level but we're so, so happy about his performance."

Zinchenko broke Andriy Shevchenko's 20-year record when he became the youngest player to score for Ukraine at the age of 19.

The midfielder was included in Ukraine's squad for Euro 2016 and came on as a substitute against both Germany and Northern Ireland.