Birmingham fans react to Wolves loanee Sarkic’s performance against West Brom

Wolves face Aston Villa today in the first Midlands derby of the Premier League season so far.

Another Midlands face-off took place in the Championship last night, when West Brom hosted Birmingham.

Wolves loanees Matija Sarkic and Dion Sanderson started for the Blues, who went down 1-0 at the Hawthorns.

Despite the eventual Birmingham defeat, goalkeeper Sarkic caught the eye with some impressive saves.

Perhaps the best was a stop from a Kyle Bartley header as the 24-year-old put in a strong display in front of the Sky Sports cameras.

After the game, Blues boss Lee Bowyer had some praise for central defender Sanderson.

He told the club’s official website: “I thought we looked solid. Dion [Sanderson] and George [Friend] both performed really well.

“The youth and pace [of Sanderson], with Robbo in control of the backline. We limited them to very little and mostly from distance. I thought we did well.”

Reaction to Sarkic display

It was Sarkic’s performance which had plenty of Birmingham fans talking on Twitter.

There was a lot of praise for the goalkeeper who is getting a chance to show what he can do in the second tier this term:

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