17 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Aleksandar Mitrovic

9. Mitrovic's Trademark Celebration Is Not Sexually-Motivated... It's Two Fingers To His Critics

Much has been made about a celebration Mitrovic has used a few times - including after scoring against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last November - with many people claiming it shows a sexual act. The celebration (pictured above) needs no explanation as to what people have claimed it represents, although Mitrovic himself denies it is a cheeky sexual reference. Instead, the Serbian forward claims that he sticks out his tongue and puts his two fingers either side of it because he is mimicking "cutting off the tongue of his critics". So sort of a two fingers up at his critics so to speak - well, that's if you believe him of course...
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