Fulham boss Marco Silva praised his players after defeat at home to Manchester City.
City went top of the table after Sunday's 2-1 win.
Silva said: "Disappointing result. Good work from the boys. We were competitive throughout the match. When you concede a goal against City in the first minute it creates a difficult scenario for any team. We showed the character to come back and equalise the game and start to have a bit more balance of the game.
"That was our best period of the match [after the equaliser]. We conceded a goal, we cannot lose the ball the way we did. That is the mistake that we are punished by. A great strike from Alvarez but we should've done much better before that.
"Second half we tried, we didn't create many chances too. We didn't create any, they didn't, the game was more balanced. We were competitive and tried until the last minute. We have to be proud of the boys."
On Carlos Vinicius scoring, he added: "He needs these types of moments to boost his confidence. He's a player who's needed the support of everyone to be in the best physical condition. He's been getting some problems in his knees, I decided to start with him because we needed him in the front line. It's up to him to keep working hard and keep improving."
