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Fans react on Twitter to Sergej Milinkovic-Savic performance

Serbia took on Costa Rica in the World Cup today and pu🃏t in a solid performance, eventually coming away with a 1-0 win. Aleksandar Kolarov scored the winner with a fanꦏtastic long-range free-kick.

But for Manchester United fans the man t💯o watch was Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

Tipped by The Boot Ro🐬om as one of 10 players to watch at the World Cup he has been linked with 🐬a move to United recently.

did he live up to the hype?

The rဣeaction to his performance was, in parts, mixed.

What was clear is that Milinkovic-Savic is a fantastic talent. Big and strong he rivals United midfield♛er and Serbia teammate Ne꧅manja Matic for physicality.

But he is also extremely agile and nimbl🎃e. Quick-footed, he often left Costa Rica players chasing shadows with some brilliant skill.

The highlight of his performance was perhaps an overhead kick attempt in the first-half. He leaped out of nowhere, defying his ⛦frame, before unleashing an aဣcrobatic effort at Keylor Navas’ goal.

It was a good performance and one perhaps more indicative of 🌼potential than the finished article. Manchester United are undoubtedly in the running for the player but𓆏 are not alone, with Juventus, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain all chasing the player.

His display v Costa Rica certainly showed why there is so much hype over a pl𝔍ayer who can do so many different jobs in midfield. Improvements still need to be made, but the raw talent is clearly there.

Here is how fans reacted on Twitter…