Aleksandar Mitrovic has once again reminded everyone why Rafael Benitez was correct to send him away, and fans have had enough of the Serbian striker.

Plenty of Newcastle fans disagreed with Rafa Benitez when he loaned Aleksandar Mitrovic to Fulham in January, and the 23 year-old has shown what he can do with the Championship side, grabbing 11 goals in 13 starts.

Of course, Newcastle’s fantastic run of form in the Premier League has quashed any concerns about the manager’s judgement, and even the mysterious loan signing of Islam Slimani could yet come good.

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After showing plenty of the good though, Mitrovic showed the bad and the ugly on Friday night, and fans are praising Rafa’s instincts.

The Serbian striker scored again for his loan club in their 3-0 win at Millwall, but it is an off-the-ball incident with Millwall’s Time Cahill that has really got people talking.

After Cahill clattered into Fulham’s Tom Cairney, Mitrovic stuck up for his teammate… by flinging an elbow at Cahill’s face.

It is exactly this type of incident that caused Benitez to lose faith with the fiery front man in the first place, and some of the best Twitter reactions can be found below…