Such idiosyncratic anecdotes are locked away in Glasner’s past now that the Austrian is managing at the highest level, in charge of the Eagles and having led Eintracht Frankfurt to Europa League glory in 2021/22 by knocking out Barcelona.

Glasner made clear post-match that his immediate concern was with Mateta’s health and not the result, echoing comments made by chairman Steve Parish who had given an understanda

The Crystal Palace manager has personal experience of the ramifications of serious head injuries and will judge when Mateta should return

The side is not lacking in technique but it is more functional than the Palace teams which boasted Zaha and Olise, or Bolasie before them

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been linked with a swoop for current Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner as he mulls over a change with new employers Red Bull

Oliver Glasner confirms early Crystal Palace team news ahead of FA Cup clash with Millwall - Romain Esse and Marc Guehi in line to feature against south London rivals

Crystal Palace boss will face his first South London derby in the FA Cup sixth round tie at Selhurst Park on Saturday and OLiver Glasner is looking to take Palace to Wembley

Palace are looking to get ahead in the race as they have submitted an offer to sign a player on a free transfer.

The Eagles made it four wins in six and were helped by former player Joachim Andersen, who scored an own goal in the 37th-minute.

"The momentum of the game can change when you face a team with the quality of Villa. We didn't allow the momentum changes, and we kept going. We were very aggressive and waited for our chances. We scored fantastic goals, all the credit to the players."

RB Leipzig have Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner on their list, according to Sky Deutschland journalist Philipp Hinze. He took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to state the Crystal Palace boss, Roger Schmidt and Sebastian Hoeneß are the candidates to become the next Leipzig manager.

Matt Turner will start for Crystal Palace against Millwall on Saturday and accepted when he joined the club that Dean Henderson was the club’s long-term No1, Oliver Glasner has revealed.