It may have been a friendly , but Bosnia-Herzegovina 's clash with Austria turned ugly on Tuesday night after Edin Dzeko appeared to grab Aleksandar Dragovic by the throat . Incensed by the reaction following a poor challenge from Muhamed Besic , the Manchester City striker leapt to the defence of his team-mate by screaming at the young Austrian defender . Standing directly in front of the referee , Dzeko then raised his hands to throttle the reported Premier League target , though he was only booked for his actions . Edin Dzeko raises his hands to throttle Austria defender Aleksandar Dragovic during an international friendly . Dzeko leapt to the defence of Bosnia-Herzegovina team-mate Muhamed Besic ( 7 ) after his poor challenge . The referee was standing right next to Dzeko as he went over to confront the young Austrian defender . Tensions boiled over in the friendly in Vienna after Besic 's late lunge on Kevin Wimmer . The Everton midfielder was booked , but did n't appear to show any remorse after the tackle . Several Austrian players charged over , with Dynamo Kyev man Dragovic , who has admitted he is flattered by Manchester United and Arsenal interest , leading the line as a spat soon broke out . Dzeko captained Bosnia in the 1-1 draw , and it was clear he was taking his role of helping his team-mates to the next level after his actions , for which he could face retrospective action . Marc Janco opened the scoring for the hosts at the Ernst Happel Stadion , before Izet Hajrovic equalised . Besic was booked after this foul on Kevin Wimmer and a spat soon broke out at the Ernst Happel Stadium . Dzeko was only booked after confronting Dragovic but may face retrospective action . Dzeko and Dragovic compete for the ball earlier on in the 1-1 draw in Vienna on Tuesday night .
Edin Dzeko grabbed Aleksandar Dragovic during international friendly . The Serbian defender was sent off for the second time this season after he bit an opponent on a training ground last month. Dzeko leapt to the defence of Bosnia-Herzegovina team-mate . Austria held to 1-1 draw by visitors at Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna .