Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was seen deep in conversation with Fulham’s Adama Traore after his side’s nervy 3-2 victory over Marco Silva’s side on Saturday afternoon. The Santpedor-born tactician looked to be giving the lightning-quick winger some advice. Andreas Pereira opened the scoring at the Etihad Stadium, latching onto Raul Jimenez’s deft back-heeled assist, although Mateo Kovacic replied just six minutes later before adding his second shortly after the re-start as he vies to mimic the exploits of the injured Rodri as best as possible.
Jeremy Doku compiled misery in the 82nd minute with a rocket shot, while Rodrigo Muniz grabbed a consolation with two minutes of regulation left to play. A dogged Fulham side could have made the reigning champions pay on numerous occasions, with Traore missing three big chances – including two early on which could have put City out of site. Guardiola and Traore’s Post-Match Interaction Goes Viral A graduate of the fabled La Masia academy, the winger emerged through Barcelona 's youth ranks while Guardiola was in charge, taking the senior team on an all-conquering run in Spain’s top tier.
After the full-time whistle, while the Manchester City players and fans were soaking up their victory, Guardiola made a beeline and sharply trudged over to Traore and, in fine Pep fashion, could be seen animatedly conversing with the ex-Bayern Munich and Barcelona chief. As mentioned, the 28-year-old has an array of opportunities to .
