Fulham manager Marco Silva labelled some of his side's performance as 'near perfect' after the Portuguese man guided his newly-promoted Cottagers to a 2-2 draw against Liverpool.

Described by the media as a yo-yo club before the start of the opening weekend, a fast start from the home side quickly settled the nerves of those inside Craven Cottage.

Liverpool were given a rude awakening from the start, with their opponents showing high energy and an abundance of chance creation from the start. Among those to impress in the early stages was new signing Andreas Pereira. 

But of all the players on the pitch - it was a familiar face that reaped the rewards.

An Alexander Mitrovic double twice put his side ahead in the fixture, but goals from Darwin Nunez and Mo Salah meant that Marco Silva took just the point upon Fulham's Premier League return. 

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  • Team performance

Talking about his team's performance, Silva could only find positive words to say. “We have to respect the top, top quality they have, but we have to do our job and trust in ourselves," he told the media. 

"We showed fantastic organisation from the start until the end of the match. Our first half was almost perfect, the way we controlled and worked.”

  • Alexander Mitrovic

The Portuguese manager singled out his Serbian striker for praise, saying: “I know the quality Mitro has. I’m here to take the best from my players and we are going on from last season. Mitro is not just goals and if somebody thinks that they can forget it.

“The job he did this afternoon for the team, his pressure, his helping the midfield and helping the backline, it would have been enough even if he hadn’t scored. I have to congratulate everyone from Marek [Rodak] to Mitro, but the work he did without the ball this afternoon was fantastic.”