Manchester City are 'guaranteed' to lose possession against Fulham if they play long balls to striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, Pep Guardiola has warned.
So the City manager has told his players to focus on winning second balls if they want to minimise Mitrovic's impact on Saturday against the Cottagers in the Premier League.
With Erling Haaland potentially back in contention, Mitrovic is another prolific striker this season, with nine goals to his name so far as Fulham sit seventh in the Premier League following promotion under Marco Silva. With an opening day draw against Liverpool and some other eye-catching results to their name, Fulham are a side that Guardiola is definitely not taking lightly.
