Five Serbia players to watch against England

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England statesman their Euro 2024 run erstwhile they look Serbia astatine 20:00 BST successful their opening Group C lucifer successful Gelsenkirchen - a crippled you tin watch unrecorded connected BBC One.

Ranked 33rd successful nan world - 29 places beneath nan Three Lions - Serbia squeezed done qualifying aft finishing runners-up to Hungary successful a group that besides contained Montenegro, Lithuania and Bulgaria.

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BBC Sport looks astatine 5 members of Serbia's squad who could play a cardinal part.

An knowledgeable goalkeeper, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic has played nine shot successful Serbia, Poland, Italy and Belgium.

The 27-year-old was signed by Manchester United astatine nan property of 17 successful 2014 but near aft failing to get a activity permit.

Having featured prominently successful qualifying, he is expected to play against England, though location are immoderate Serbia fans who would for illustration to spot Chelsea's Djordje Petrovic start.

Milinkovic-Savic helped Torino decorativeness ninth successful Serie A successful 2023-24. He is nan younger relative of Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, who spent 8 years astatine Lazio and plays successful midfield for Serbia.

A right-sided centre-back, Nikola Milenkovic is astir to correspond his state astatine a 3rd awesome tournament.

The 26-year-old played alongside erstwhile Premier League players Nemanja Matic and Branislav Ivanovic astatine nan 2018 World Cup, and besides featured successful Qatar 4 years later.

They led Cameroon 3-1 and Switzerland 2-1 astatine nan 2022 tournament, earlier drafting 3-3 and losing 3-2 respectively.

The Eagles will dream Milenkovic's acquisition - he has spent 7 years playing for Fiorentina successful Serie A - will guarantee they do not implode again connected nan large stage.

It's 8 years since Dusan Tadic and Virgil van Dijk helped Southampton flooded Inter Milan successful nan Europa League connected a memorable nighttime astatine St Mary's Stadium.

At nan property of 35, Tadic is still Serbia's main man and should skipper his state against England.

He chipped successful pinch a mates of goals successful qualifying, and successful March overtook Branislav Ivanovic arsenic Serbia's most-capped player.

Tadic plays his nine shot successful Turkey for Fenerbahce, who person conscionable appointed Jose Mourinho arsenic caput coach.

Lazar Samardzic whitethorn not beryllium an automatic starter, but he is decidedly 1 to watch should he make an appearance.

The 22-year-old, who plays arsenic an attacking midfielder aliases winger, was calved successful Berlin and represented Germany astatine various levels up to nan under-21s.

He is seen arsenic an eventual successor to Dusan Tadic arsenic nan imaginative and influential unit connected Serbia's nationalist team.

Samardzic plays his nine shot successful Italy for Udinese, pinch 2 of his six Serie A goals successful 2023-24 coming successful matches against AC Milan and Inter Milan.

More recently, Samardzic has been linked pinch some West Ham, external and Nottingham Forest., external

Having played successful nan Premier League for Fulham and Newcastle United, Aleksandar Mitrovic will person other information to make an effect against England.

The 29-year-old, who scored 38 times successful 129 English top-flight appearances, is now playing successful nan Saudi Pro League.

Serbia's apical scorer successful qualifying pinch 5 goals, Mitrovic has an outstanding world grounds of 58 goals successful 91 appearances for his country.

Known for his fighting spirit, his team-mates will beryllium hoping he does not overstep nan mark should he commencement up of Juventus guardant Dusan Vlahovic.