Simon Davies admits Fulham will be drinking in "last chance saloon" when they face Manchester City at Eastlands on Saturday.The Cottagers' survival bid hangs by a thread with defeat against Sven Goran Eriksson's side pushing them to the brink of relegation from the Premier League.

Five points adrift of safety with three games left to go - two on the road - they appear doomed to spending next season in the Championship.

But Davies refuses to give up hope despite the bleak outlook and takes comfort from the recent 2-0 victory at Reading which was Fulham's first away win since September 2006.

"We're running out of games but we can go into this match confident after the way we performed at the Madejski Stadium two weeks ago," Davies said.

"It's going to be tough but the lads are looking forward to it. It's the last chance saloon.

"The way it's looking, we've got to rely on other teams but it's never easy at this stage of the season.

"You're always hoping for other sides to slip up but they always seem to pick up a few wins, like we did against Reading.

"Hopefully we can manage that again against City. To be fair the confidence is still strong in the squad.

"If we go into the Man City game really pushing it, we could certainly catch them on an off day and beat them.

"It's definitely possible and if we are to have any chance of staying up we must come away with three points."

Fulham were left reeling after last weekend's 2-0 home defeat to a below-strength Liverpool side at Craven Cottage.

Rafael Benitez opted to rest nine players, including striker Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, ahead of his side's Champions League clash with Chelsea.

Fulham had beaten Liverpool at a similar stage last season when Benitez was criticised for resting players ahead of their European Cup final against AC Milan in Athens.

But this time out two blunders from Fulham goalkeeper Kasey Keller saw the Reds coast to victory and the American is certain to be replaced by Antti Niemi on Saturday.

Davies though felt such is the depth of the Liverpool squad that the match would have been difficult proposition irrespective of the starting line-up selected by Benitez.

"Liverpool was always going to be a tough game and we shouldn't be relying on beating a club like that to stay in the league," Davies added.

"Anyone can beat anyone on their day in the Premier League and we're fighting for our lives."

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