Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Wednesday’s Carabao Cup round of 16 game against Liverpool at Anfield (19:45 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
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Glasner confirmed defender Chris Richards will miss the trip to Anfield with “a little bit of an issue with his calf” but added that “all the others are fine and recovered well”.
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Asked if Richards’ injury will keep him out of Saturday’s visit of Brentford, Glasner said: “I don’t think so at the moment, but we don’t take any risks because Chris didn’t play against AEK Larnaca – we rested him for that game – so it’s not that his load is high. Let’s see – I can’t tell you more at the moment.”
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Glasner also confirmed Jaydee Canvot and Walter Benitez will start against Liverpool: “It’s not a gift – they deserve it. Jaydee, I spoke to him and said I don’t care about [his error against Larnaca last week], it’s part of football. He won a lot of duels, and he’s doing well in training. We trust him, and that’s why he will start tomorrow in the back three. Walter is the same. He’s doing so well in training, and he deserves to get some minutes as well.”
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Asked about the future of Marc Guehi, following links with Bayern Munich, Glasner said the defender “can play for every club in the world”.
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On Sunday’s defeat to Arsenal: “The players showed at the Emirates that they are fit and they could try to get the equaliser until the final whistle, so it looks positive.”
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On Arne Slot’s side and their recent form: “A little bit more question marks, we don’t know which they are playing. Usually in the EFL Cup they would rotate quite a lot. They have a few doubts with injuries but the way they are playing won’t really change.”
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Reflecting on Palace’s form since the international break, Glasner said: “We have taken one point, that is fact. Not the best output but we didn’t drop our performances compared to the games before. We watched the Arsenal game back and we gave them two finishes, two shots from open play over 100 minutes at the Emirates. Yes they were better than we were in set-pieces, that’s why they won the game.”
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