Glasner has not kept his opinions to himself this season when it comes to the club’s spending and failure to reinvest the club-record £60m received from the sale of Eberechi Eze.
Without Ismaila Sarr at his disposal because of an ankle injury, not for the first time this season it was Daniel Munoz who stepped up for Palace in a narrow 1-0 win over Burnley in midweek, scoring his third league goal of the season.
But the full-back was absent from Glasner’s squad on Sunday because of a minor knee injury with Nketiah handed a first top-flight start of the season.
The 26-year-old took his opportunity when it came but for much of the second half it looked like Palace would be heading back across London with only one point as they created chances but were unable to find a goal.
Palace have failed to win all four of their league matches after a European game and this looked like it could be a familiar tale following a league trip up north in midweek.
Jean Philippe Mateta dragged an effort wide before Yeremy Pino and Christantus Uche both went close, the latter sliding in but being denied by Bernd Leno moments before Guehi’s header.
The England defender’s future at the club has been a topic of discussion for some time with persistent interest from Liverpool and Newcastle and, with mere months left on the 25-year-old’s contract, that interest will surely remain in January.
Not only is his sturdiness at the back a large part of why Palace’s defence has been near impenetrable this season – they have the best defensive record in the league behind only Arsenal – but he has now contributed to goals in back-to-back matches.
He provided the assist for Munoz earlier in the week before netting his second goal of the season here and while Glasner has bemoaned the lack of signings, keeping hold of Guehi in the summer is proving to be a key piece of business.
