Plans in place if racists strike

EBERECHI EZE insists England will be prepared to deal with racist abuse should they be subjected to it during their crunch clash in Serbia tomorrow.

- JEREMY CROSS and JOHN CROSS

England take on the Serbians in a World Cup qualifier in Belgrade's Rajko Mitic Stadium.

Former England stars Danny Rose and Andros Townsend have both suffered racist abuse in the past in Serbia when on Under-21s duty.

When England players were abused in previous games under former boss Gareth Southgate, they reported it to the authorities - and even came close to walking off the pitch during one match in Bulgaria.

And Eze revealed the Three Lions will have a plan to deal with it if it happens again, saying: "I'd say we're very aware of maybe some of the challenges that we may face out there.