SERBIAN star Nikola Milenkovic prepared for Ange Postecoglou’s first game as Nottingham Forest manager – by chatting with England fans on a flight in ECONOMY.
The central defender returned to England today with Three Lions supporters after his team’s 5-0 thrashing on Tuesday which saw him red-carded for a foul on Harry Kane.
Nikola Milenkovic was sent off after a challenge on Harry Kane
He pleaded his innocence after being sent off but that ultimately cost his team
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While England returned from Belgrade in a private jet after the game and other teams often fly their stars individually on chartered planes, Milenkovic caught the 12.30pm Air Serbia flight to Heathrow.
He walked past England supporters who were in before heading to the last few rows on the plane.
Milenkovic, who spoke to a group of Forest fans who recognised him, will return to training tomorrow ahead of Postecoglou’s first match in charge of Forest which is away to on Saturday following the sacking of .
One fan said: “He spoke to us about the game but I did not like to ask him about Ange or Nuno’s sacking.”
Before Tuesday’s hammering, Serb boss Dragan Stojkovic claimed that Milenkovic, a £12million signing from in 2024, would soon be leaving for a “bigger” club.
But his sending off would have been a timely reminder of how brutal can be at the higest level.
On the game itself
It appeared they took aim at defender , who started the match at centre-back.
The ace was seen recoiling while running with the ball, indicating that the laser had caught his eye.
Before that, Chelsea captain Reece James was targeted while taking a free-kick for the Three Lions.
Following the Konsa incident, referee Clement Turpin halted the match before running to the touchline for a briefing with his assistant.
There were further unsettling s
Footage filmed by fans appears to show fighting between sets of home fans break out as chants taking critical aim at president Aleksandar Vucic were heard.
Cops rushed in to break things up as the game continued on the pitch.
And children were seen being lifted to safety away from the ugly scenes.
‘s pitch-side reporter Gabriel Clarke clarified the situation after some initial confusion, adding that the incident had been “unnerving for a few minutes.”
