Fulham’s Marco Silva sees positive side of Manchester City defeat

Fulham’s Marco Silva sees positive side of Manchester City defeat

Fulham manager Marco Silva has words of encouragement for his players following their 5-4 defeat to Manchester City on Tuesday night.

In the nine-goal thriller at Craven Cottage, Samuel Chukwueze, Alex Iwobi and Emile Rowe were all on target but could not halt the rampaging Citizens.

Despite his team not picking a point at home, he was left impressed with the reaction from his tea, while lauding the fans’ impact.

“If you go in that direction, about the character and the personality of the team, of course what they showed was impressive,” Silva said after the match.

“Normally, if you are losing by a heavy score, home or away, it doesn't matter if it’s against a side like City, many things can go in their mind.

“After the fifth goal of City, you want to react, but you can be thinking the damage is there, probably it's better to don't take any risk and don't go and face the game.”

He added: “But the reaction was unbelievable – from the boys, from our team, from the fans, too.0

“And looking at that reaction, we probably deserved that fifth goal to equalise the game. Unfortunately, we didn't.

“Many positives from the game, definitely. The main one – that connection with the fans in the end, really means something.0

“We didn't take points from this game, but that reaction, the connection at the end, the respect that they showed for a team that lost and conceded five goals at home, was impressive from the fans, and is going to give us many things in the future.”