17 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Aleksandar Mitrovic

5. Mitrovic Played In Goal For Anderlecht In The Champions League After Their Keeper Was Sent Off... But Failed To Save A Penalty

A forward by trade Mitrovic may be, but he has pulled on Anderlecht's goalkeeper shirt in the Champions League as well... In December 2013, with Anderlecht trailing 2-1 at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis against Olympiacos in a group-stage match, the Belgians saw themselves reduced to just eight men in injury time when their keeper Silvio Proto was sent off - following the earlier dismissals of both Cheikhou Kouyate and Fabrice N'Sakala. Due to the fact Anderlecht had already used all three of their substitutions, an outfield player was forced to go in goal - and that man was Mitrovic. Unfortunately for him, Alejandro Dominguez outfoxed him and sealed Olympiacos' victory by slotting the penalty home. Tim Krul and Karl Darlow shouldn't worry about their position being under threat...