Plymouth Argyle defender Maksym Talovierov revealed after Saturday's FA Cup defeat by Manchester City that he has not seen his Ukrainian father for three and a half years.
Talovierov gave Plymouth a dream start at the Etihad Stadium when he headed the Championship strugglers 1-0 up against the reigning English champions in the 38th minute.
City hit back with two goals from Nico O'Reilly and another from Kevin De Bruyne to eventually prevail 3-1 and book a spot in the quarter-finals.
But Talovierov was still very proud of his side's performance when he spoke to ITV after the final whistle.