Former Fulham midfielder and Soccer AM host Jimmy Bullard has sent a message to current Whites maestro Tom Cairney following his impressive midweek display.

The 29-year-old was instrumental as the Whites saw off Swansea City 1-0 at Craven Cottage in dramatic circumstances, Aleksandar Mitrovic heading home in 94th minute after missing a penalty moments earlier.

But it was Cairney's cool head in midfield which caught Bullard's eye, replying to his Instagram post on Thursday: "See ya last night son didn’t give the ball away all night... outrageous 🔥🔥🔥🔥".

/B9EyTYIhdFl/?igshid=j7cfjontgm7l

Now 41, Bullard spent three years at Craven Cottage between 2006 and 2009, netting seven times in 41 appearances and assisting six more but has since retired, taking up presenting duties with Sky.

Scott Parker's side were well on top during the opening half an hour on Wednesday night with Anthony Knockaert, Ivan Cavaleiro and Bobby Reid all seeing efforts saved by Swans' shot-stopper Freddie Woodman.

Andre Ayew and Jake Bidwell came the closest to finding the net for the visitors but it always looked like it would be Fulham who nicked a result, if anyone was going to.

But when Aleksandar Mitrovic saw his 88th minute penalty saved by Woodman, after Neeskens Kebano was fouled by Connor Roberts, it looked like that would be that - only for the Serbian to fire home a brilliant header in the fourth minute of stoppage time to claim all three points.

QUIZ: Can you identify these 15 Fulham players purely based on their date of birth and birthplace?

The verdict

It is easy to think of Bullard solely as a loveable TV figure these days, but it is worth remembering that in his pomp he was a really good midfielder.

So I am sure it will mean a lot to Cairney, even in the peak of his own career, to receive such praise from someone like Bullard.

Hopefully, he can now carry it forward and show what he can really do in the remaining weeks.