City are still struggling to overcome the loss of Rodri and it showed as they flirted with dropping points to Fulham

Man City is tied with Arsenal at second on the table, 1 point behind Liverpool. At 4-2-0, the club is looking to get back in the win column after settling for a 1-1 result last week against Newcastle United. Fulham is tied for sixth on the table with Newcastle at 11 points. The squad is 3-2-1 and looking for its third consecutive victory.

City boss Pep Guardiola was full of praise for opposite number Marco Silva and the outstanding job he has done at Fulham before the game. But Fulham traditionally struggle in this fixture. In fact they had lost their last 16 - now 17 - meetings with City, the longest losing run one English league side has ever had against another.