Aleksandar Mitrovic's 'cheeky' message for former Newcastle United player following last-gasp Fulham winner

The first-ever Premier League West-London Derby between Fulham and Brentford had a sprinkling of Newcastle United thrown into the mix.
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Aleksandar Mitrovic’s late winner gave Fulham all three-points at Craven Cottage, denying Brentford a share of the spoils following Ivan Toney’s 71st minute equaliser.

Toney followed up his strike 20 minutes from time by mimicking Mitrovic’s celebration in-front of the despairing home supporters.

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However, Fulham and Mitrovic had the last laugh on Saturday with the Serbian’s bullet header in the final minutes of the game sealing all three-points for Marco Silva’s side.

Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a late winner against Brentford on Saturday (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a late winner against Brentford on Saturday (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a late winner against Brentford on Saturday (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

Speaking to the Fulham website post-match, Mitrovic aimed a cheeky dig at his former Newcastle United teammate, claiming he could be Toney’s ‘idol’:

“Everybody has idols. He used to play with me at Newcastle and he was my boy. My idol was Shearer and I am probably his idol.”

Mitrovic scored 17 goals in 72 games whilst on Tyneside whilst Toney made just four senior appearances before joining Peterborough in 2018.