Fulham are in free fall at the moment.

The Whites have just one point after six games in the Premier League, and it’s no coincidence that their poor run of results have coincided with Aleksandar Mitrovic’s worst run of form since joining the club.

The Serbian has scored just once from open play this season and in his last two games, he’s been arguably the Whites’ worst player.

Against Sheffield United he missed a penalty and gave away a spot kick at the other end, while against Crystal Palace he was completely ineffective, placing each of his five shots off target.

The £19.8m-rated striker is undoubtedly Fulham’s biggest attacking threat, winning the Championship Golden Boot last season, but he’s not been at the races in recent weeks and perhaps he needs a spell on the sidelines to rediscover his best form.

Scott Parker will undoubtedly face some opposition if he decides to drop his star man, but Fulham’s record without the Serbian last season speaks for itself.

Mitrovic missed six league games last season and Fulham didn’t lose any of them, winning five and drawing one, and while it’ll be difficult to replace him after Aboubakar Kamara’s red card on Saturday, Bobby Decordova-Reid is there ready to step in.

The Jamaican international can be a brilliant goalscorer on his day, he netted 19 for Bristol City in the 2017/18 season and he’s already got as many goals from open play as Mitrovic this term.

The Serbian may well be in need of a rest as well. He wasn’t fully fit to start the season, hence why he was benched against Arsenal on the opening day, and the international break provided him with no respite as he had to travel across Europe to play for Serbia.

Fulham need to get Mitrovic firing again if they’re to get out of this mess, and perhaps the best way to do that is to drop him to give him some rest and refocus him.