Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has hailed the work of Fulham counterpart Scott Parker.

The two teams meet later tonight.

Guardiola said, “Since day one, Fulham have played incredibly well.

“In English football, there are incredibly good managers... Many of them have the courage to play. What I admire is that when it is not going well they continue to do it and at the end the results come.

“I have the feeling that all the new generation of managers have this quality. All the managers in Germany and Spain, play like they manage Bayern Munich.

“I think all the new generation of managers are saying 'we'll do our game rather than wait to see what the opponents do'."