Marco Silva has confirmed that Aleksandar Mitrovic will be available for selection in Fulham’s FA Cup fifth round tie against Leeds United tomorrow night.

The Serbian striker has not featured for the Whites since sustaining a hamstring injury in the warm-up against Nottingham Forest on 11 February, but Silva told his pre-match press conference that Mitrovic is ready to take on Leeds at Craven Cottage having missed the win over Brighton and Hove Albion and Friday night’s draw with Wolves.

“He is a really important player for us, and for me since I joined this football club. As you know, and the results are showing, we are more than just one player and I think winning games and taking important points for us even without our best goal-scorer – and that is Mitro – speaks about ourselves and not just one or two players.

But of course if you have all of them you are stronger and playing with our best goal-scorer right now we can be stronger. We cannot forget – and I never forget – how Carlos Vinicius is fighting, he’s trying to help the team, he’s scored some important goals and he’s improving – and there is room for him to improve and adapt more in this competition.

Of course Mitro is very important for us and, if he is in a good condition, physical and mental he is always a threat for the opposition sides.”