Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Burnley at Turf Moor (kick-off 19:30).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Glasner confirmed Ismaila Sarr will miss both games this week. He hopes the attacker could return before the Africa Cup of Nations but says they have to do further assessments.

• On Sarr's replacement, Glasner said they have "a few other options" and will have to "find other solutions".

• The Palace boss said there is "no time" to speak with Steve Parish about the summer window and that his focus is on preparing the team.

• On whether securing his future would help that situation, Glasner added: "No, I think that's the wrong view on it. It's my advice for Crystal Palace, how we can progress and make a step forward. No player is here because of Oliver Glasner so I would have the same advice for Crystal Palace if I leave straight after the press conference. I would tell them the same things."

• The Palace boss continued: "With Marc Guehi, everybody said I threatened to step back - completely wrong. I just said if you sell Marc Guehi and we don't have the right replacement, we could struggle. If you are fine with this for Crystal Palace, not for Oliver Glasner - sell him. If you don't want to have this situation you have to keep him, then the chairman decided that Marc stays."

• Glasner says that a positive January would make things "easier, especially for the players". He added: "We have some players who have played every single minute in all competitions. We all know this when you get a little bit fatigued, maybe you make more wrong decisions, a few mistakes and in the Premier League and European competitions you get punished because it is too good for this."

• Finally on January, Glasner said: "I will sleep well if the club buy no players. I will sleep well if the club buy five players. I think the chance of playing a fantastic season increases if we add one or two players with the right profile in the right positions."

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BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club panel discussed Oliver Glasner's post-match criticism of Crystal Palace's lack of summer spending and why his "frustration" is understandable and justified.

"He told the truth, but of course, it is a direct criticism of the Palace hierarchy," said former Premier League striker Chris Sutton. "He will be on his way in the summer as he probably feels he has taken the club as far as he can and he has outgrown the club.

"I understand his frustration because I think he is saying what everyone else has seen. Palace have a brilliant team but the squad is too thin, so for them to compete on all fronts is incredibly difficult and you can see it is taking its toll.

"As a manager, he wants to give his team the chance to get the best results but he isn't doing that because of fatigue."

Palace have a tight fixture schedule that has meant playing three times a week multiple times already this season, with matches in the Conference League sandwiched between Premier League games.

"It isn't a criticism, but maybe Palace didn't have a plan for what success would look like," added The Observer's Rory Smith. "You get the feeling it was quite a frantic summer there as they tried to adapt to a new season with broader horizons.

"It is difficult to make that leap because for so long they have been run as an admirable mid-table Premier League team. That is no mean feat but this is a different scale of a challenge."

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We asked if you are concerned a lack of recruitment may prove key when Oliver Glasner assesses his future at Crystal Palace.

Here are some of your comments:

Pedro: Glasner's every right to make a stand, having had relatively little support across three transfer windows. His unwillingness to rotate is a reflection of the shallowness of the squad. Parish, stand by your man or lose him!

Steve: I wouldn't read too much into it. Just repeating his previously expressed views that he would have liked more incoming players back in the summer. He has also said he recognises the club did its best and that it is what it is. He is deeply admired at Palace - nothing is certain but I hope and think he'll sign a contract extension.

Paddy: Glasner will leave at the end of the season. He must be getting offers from top European clubs, and one of these offers will be too good to turn down. Plus, he has had enough of the struggles with Parish getting what he wants for the club. Glasner has been fantastic for Palace - good luck to him. But the writing is on the wall.

Sean: The transformation Glasner has engineered even after losing Olise and Eze has been nothing short of miraculous! But he has now run out of ammo in terms of squad depth and only some major investment in January would maybe convince him to consider anything but leaving for a bigger club at the end of the season. He will be missed!

Steve: While the manager has a valid point, I do wish he had not expressed it so publicly. It gives pundits ammunition to speculate on him potentially leaving the club. Glasner must know that Palace cannot compete financially with the so-called big clubs. The new stand needs to be built. Players will be sold. New players will come in. Glasner needs to trust players on the margins and rotate more often.

Pete: It was clear in the summer just how unhappy Glasner was with recruitment, and I fear it is too late to salvage the relationship. It is a missed opportunity from the club, but the new stand won't build itself. Parish has taken us from administration to owning the stadium, two FA Cup finals, 11 years of Premier League football, and a new academy and stand, so I'm not going to blame him too much.

Alex Pewter
Fan writer

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On Sunday, following back-to-back second-half collapses and losses, Oliver Glasner said the quiet part out loud.

His answers regarding squad depth issues and recruitment failures were telling and, naturally, were omitted from the club website's write-up afterwards.

If he desired to divert blame away from his squad, given the past two results, then mission accomplished.

His critique of the summer is not without merit. As Glasner put it: "When you play European football for the first time in your history, let's invest instead of save. We saved, and this is what we're facing."

What his team is facing is 11 matches in the space of five weeks, now without Ismaila Sarr, who went off injured against Manchester United and is then off to Afcon. The team can still be competitive, but it will stretch them.

The manager's desire for a couple more attacking options does not mean he has an insatiable appetite for spending - something the rest of the league can achieve.

As three of the four directors appear on the Forbes Rich List, there should be the means to add extra funds to address cash flow issues, with future sales to cover them down the road. There is either no desire or ability to do so within the current structure.

Meanwhile, the club's academy is not producing the talent to make up for that shortfall. Some players have been poached; others just have not been maximised. Despite impressive new infrastructure, the faces running it remain the same.

This month has all the potential to be a fun one, with European games and a Carabao Cup quarter-final. The situation is not dire, but at the end of this season, if Glasner leaves or the team misses out on Europe for a second season, there will be the lingering question of what could have been.

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Match of the Day pundit Micah Richards thinks Oliver Glasner has thrown down the gauntlet at Crystal Palace.

Glasner said after defeat on Sunday: "If you play European football for the first time in your history, you should invest and not save."

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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Crystal Palace and Manchester United.

Here are some of your comments:

Palace fans

Theo: We've not got the squad depth to cope with Europe and the Premier League. You could see the defenders were tired and losing concentration, and so it's no surprise both goals we conceded came in the second half. United were better after the break and we just looked leggy. The quality in depth isn't there across the squad. I don't blame Glasner or the players - we simply need reinforcements in January.

Alfie: What can you expect when you can't finish? I'm fed up of these fans protecting Mateta - he missed two clear-cut chances before the penalty. Daichi missed one as well. It seems as soon as we get a goal, we just give up. United wanted it more when they were 2-1 up. We've only got ourselves to blame.

Andy: Got what we deserved in second half. Poor by Kamada for the equaliser and where was the wall on the second? The expression by Henderson showed he wasn't happy with what was in front of him. Seemed a lot like Thursday's game - opportunities in first and second half prior to the equaliser, then the opposition get the boost. I do question the free kick leading to the second, but we still need to defend properly.

Jacob: Definitely got worse after Sarr came off - he is such a key player for us.

Man Utd fans

Bob: Abysmal first half, lacking in confidence and commitment. Obviously Amorim said the right thing at half-time as the second-half display was much better (not that that was difficult). A very good result against a well-disciplined side with a fantastic defensive record.

Agim: Giving United the credit when it's due. Very tactical game as they play the same formation. However, United's performance was much better and much stronger - sometimes too strong (Casemiro on the last minute of the game!). Can we carry this performance through to Thursday? I hope so. Defensively, we must do better - and Bruno definitely needs help in midfield. Consistency is the thing that United need to look at. Anyway, three points - not too bad.

Eddie: Showed resilience by coming back to score two against a watertight defence. Mount controlled his shot and kept it low to score a deserved winner. United still not firing on all cylinders and will need to be more aggressive to win those second balls. Steady progress.

Peter: Still stuttering, but at least more commitment is being shown by most of the team. Are we turning the corner? Let's keep that on hold until after the Christmas fixtures...

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It was only at the start of this season that a new rule was introduced in the Premier League which means a retake is now given if a player scores with a penalty he has kicked twice before the ball enters the net.

When Jean-Philippe Mateta sent Senne Lammens the wrong way for what he thought was his seventh successful penalty from seven attempts nine minutes before the break, VAR Matt Donohue was quick to let referee Rob Jones know he needed to get involved.

It was the first time the rule had been used and evidently, judging by the way some United players complained, and the visiting fans cheered and then groaned as Jones announced what had happened and what the outcome would be, the rule change had passed many observers by.

Mateta didn't seem bothered. He put the ball in the other corner, as Lammens again went the wrong way.

After getting beaten by a team reduced to 10 men because a player hit a team-mate against Everton in their last outing, it would have been another novel way to lose for Amorim's team. As it turned out, it is just a note in the history books.

Oliver Glasner spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Crystal Palace's defeat against Manchester United: "I don't want to talk about the missed chances. If we need more than one minute to be organised for a free-kick, it is our fault. How we scored is a penalty. It is how it is. We deserved to have the lead and then it is about small margins. I can't remember if Manchester United had a chance in open play but they were really good from set pieces and that's why we lost in the end.

"We can find many excuses, we can say fatigue, rotation, many excuses but the performances in many parts was good. Man United have played 50% less games this season. The result hurt, really hurts at the moment but we will learn from it. Sometimes learning hurts. We missed a couple of chances in July and August, in the transfer window, to make it easier for us but again we will stick together and make it better."

On making signings in January: "If you play European football for the first time in your history, you should invest and not save. We are doing well, we are still in a good position in the league and in all four competitions. I think January is too late. We will have played more than 50% of our games. Ismaila [Sarr] we lost him today with an injury and also he goes to AFCON so everything we are facing now, it's not surprising. Everything was pretty clear and I didn't say anything but today I think it is also time to speak about it that we missed the chance to play an even better season in the summer.

On Ismaila Sarr who went off injured: "Quite a swollen ankle."

Jean-Philippe Mateta spoke to TNT Sports: "Very frustrating to lose that game today. They played well with their set pieces and they used this weapon better than us."

On having to retake his penalty: "When he said I have to shoot again, I just tried to score again and I scored. I was very happy at that moment but we didn't win and we work hard to win against Burnley [on Wednesday night]."

On losing again after playing in Europe: "It happens in football, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, we will try very hard to come back."

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Crystal Palace lost their first home match in the Premier League since losing 1-2 to Everton in February, putting an end to a 12-match unbeaten run at Selhurst Park in the competition (W6 D6).

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Crystal Palace boss Olivier Glasner makes three changes to the side beaten by Strasbourg in the Conference League on Thursday.

Daichi, Kamada, Adam Wharton and Chris Richards all come in, with Jaydee Canvot, Will Hughes and Jefferson Lerma dropping out.

Palace have an impressive recent record against today's opponents and are looking for their fourth win in five meetings.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Mateta, Pino.

Substitutes: Benitez, Nketiah, Uche, Clyne, Lerma, Hughes, Esse, Canvot, Devenny.

Ruben Amorim makes two changes from the Manchester United side beaten at home by 10-man Everton on Monday.

Both his wing-backs drop out, with Mason Mount and Diogo Dalot coming in for Noussair Mazraoui and Patrick Dorgu, with Amad dropping into the right wing-back slot and Mount taking a number 10 role alongside Bryan Mbeumo.

Amorim keeps faith with Joshua Zirkzee as his number nine, while England Under-20 international Shea Lacey keeps his place on the bench.

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw, Amad, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Dalot, Mbeumo, Mount, Zirkzee.

Substitutes: Bayindir, Dorgu, Martinez, Mazraoui, Malacia, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo, Lacey.

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I read an article this week which said how Manchester United are either high as a kite or low as a snake's belly - there is never any middle ground where they are just doing all right.

Before the international break, United had gone five games unbeaten and I kept hearing how they are 'back'. Now, after such an awful display against Everton's 10-men on Monday, they are back in trouble.

Both these teams are built around a 3-4-2-1 shape but Crystal Palace's players still seem like a much better fit to their formation.

United have a poor record at Selhurst Park in recent seasons, and have not won there since 2019. I don't see that changing on Sunday.

My only concern about the Eagles is if they pick up any injuries in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, but I am still backing them.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

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Crystal Palace, who have kept clean sheets in each of their past three Premier League games, take on a Manchester United side beaten by 10-man Everton on Monday. BBC Sport examines some of the key themes before Sunday's match (12:00 GMT).

Palace hard to score against

There are few sides tougher to break down than Palace right now. Last weekend's 2-0 win at Wolves means Oliver Glasner's team have gone 321 minutes without conceding a Premier League goal.

The Eagles have also shipped just nine goals in their opening 12 league games, their lowest total at this stage of a season for 44 years.

Their total of 20 points, meanwhile, is their highest at this point of a top-flight campaign since 1991-92, when they eventually finished third.

While their points haul has been equally divided between home and away matches, they are particularly hard to beat at Selhurst Park.

Palace have not lost a Premier League match there since losing to Everton in February, a run of 12 games, which is the longest current unbeaten sequence at home in the competition.

United's mini-revival ended

Manchester United made unwanted history against Everton on Monday, losing their first Premier League home match in which the opposition went down to 10 men.

With Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha unavailable through injury, the Reds struggled to break down the Merseysiders. The result ended United's five-game unbeaten run and provided a reality check, according to head coach Ruben Amorim.

"These five weeks, everyone is praising our evolution," Amorim said afterwards.

"But I'm always saying the same things: we are nowhere near the moment we are meant to be in this club."

That is underlined by United's poor record against Crystal Palace and in London in general.

The Red Devils have failed to score in each of their previous four Premier League games against the Eagles and have won just three of their past 26 top-flight matches in the capital (all, incidentally, against Fulham).

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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Manchester United at Selhurst Park (kick-off 12:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On team news ahead of Sunday's game: "Borna Sosa will miss this game again, but Will [Hughes] doesn't look so bad, so we're very hopeful that he'll be in the matchday squad. All others are fine."

• On managing minutes for players during a busy schedule: "We started with three new players yesterday [against Strasbourg]. We managed Marc Guehi's and Chris Richards' minutes, and yes, maybe [we should have rotated more], but it's always the question afterwards. It's always when you win, you have done everything right, and if you lose, then questions are asked."

• On Tyrick Mitchell's goal against Strasbourg: "I am really pleased with the goal yesterday, because the finish, the angle was not so easy. We do this in training, we started in pre-season, getting him into this position and then having a clear idea what to do, not just to shoot, because very often you hit the goalkeeper's body, so either hitting the side netting on the far post, or short and high."

• On their Carabao Cup game against Arsenal being changed to 23 December: "We always say in Germany, where you have a disadvantage, you always have an advantage. The game now against Arsenal is on 23 [December], it's moved from the 24th to the 23rd, that means all the players can celebrate Christmas with their families, because everybody gets off 24th and 25th. Of course, before it's quite busy and afterwards, but Christmas is family time."

• On Sunday's opponents Manchester United: "I am really looking forward to this game. They are doing well, I think we are doing well and also yesterday's defeat, we won't lose our minds. It is just now, again, finding the right tweaks where we can adjust with no time for training."

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We asked for your views on Crystal Palace's Conference League defeat at Strasbourg.

Here are some of your comments:

Steve: A game that slipped away. So many missed chances as Palace should have been three up by half time. As Oliver Glasner acknowledged, it happens far too often. That composure needed to hit the target seems to be missing. They cannot rely on keeping clean sheets, and this was a perfect example of Strasbourg taking advantage of Palace's first-half generosity.

Gavin: Disappointing result after being one up. Glasner is right in that players need to show up and score when they have a good opportunity. Letting teams off the hook is letting us down. Strasbourg deserved the win.

Niall: The better team won. Strasbourg were quicker, sharper and more inventive. Maybe Palace could have won it but missing two open goals tells you why we didn't.

Sam: Seems like there are two Palace sides: The one that takes their chances and the one that doesn't. The Ismaila Sarr and Adam Wharton misses, well, I love the guys, but those really were shocking. Too blunt on the attack and a little too open at the back, so credit to Strasbourg for bouncing back in the second half. Focus on thrashing Manchester United at Selhurst Park now.

Sandra: We need to be more clinical and take more of the chances we create. Missed two fantastic chances to put the game to bed.

Joe Rindl
BBC Sport journalist

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Strasbourg may have come out on top in the battle between the side fifth in the Premier League and fifth in Ligue 1, but Crystal Palace's players will be kicking themselves after failing to get a result from a game in which they had two open goals, 16 shots and 40 touches in their opponents' box.

The match had a similar feel to Palace's Conference League loss to AEK Larnaca in October.

Indeed, the result means Oliver Glasner's side now have won two and lost two of their Conference League league-phase matches, despite being the dominant side in those two defeats.

With only six games played in the Conference League league phase, Palace now have an uphill battle if they want a top-eight finish, which would mean they would advance straight to the last 16.

Their defeat on Thursday, which was their first since a loss to Arsenal in the Premier League on 26 October, means they are 18th in the league phase table.

Those outside of the top 24 after six games are eliminated from the competition.