Hannibal Mejbri lived up to his reputation as a livewire in Birmingham City’s Championship win against Millwall. The on-loan Manchester United midfielder is never far away from the limelight and that trend continued in a fiery atmosphere at The Den on Tuesday.
Having signed for Birmingham on a season-long loan last summer, the Tunisia international has enjoyed an impressive campaign getting his first taste of regular first-team football. Birmingham manager John Eustace described Hannibal as “unplayable” after the youngster scored his first senior goal in a 2-0 victory against rivals West Bromwich Albion and placed a price tag of £20million on his head.
The 20-year-old was introduced as a 79th minute substitute as Birmingham saw out a vital win against promotion-chasing Millwall that lifted the Blues up to 15th place. Hannibal wasn’t on the pitch for long but managed to grab the headlines with his cheeky techniques to spur on the travelling supporters - and wind up the home fans.
