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Two Manchester City stars have been caught up in violent scenes which saw a politically-charged international match abandoned.

Blues defenders Aleksandar Kolarov and Matija Nastasic both started in Serbia’s clash with Albania tonight.

However, the match in Belgrade descended into bedlam after a drone carrying an Albanian flag was flown over the stadium.

Serbian defender Stefan Mitrovic tried to pull down the flag, sparking ugly scenes on the pitch.

Kolarov, 28, and Nastastic, 21, were involved in scuffles between both sets of players before things took a violent turn with trouble in the stands and fans invading the pitch to attack Albanian players.

Kolarov was seen bravely shielding and protecting Albanian players from the baying mob as the teams tried to leave the field.

The European Championship qualifier was eventually abandoned by English referee Martin Atkinson after being stopped in the 41st minute.

Fellow Premier League referee Anthony Taylor, from Wythenshawe, was one of his assistants.

Albanian fans had been banned from attending the clash between the neighbouring countries, who have long standing political grievances related to the Kosovo region.

UEFA have now launched investigation into the trouble.