‘Surprisingly’ – Crystal Palace boss reveals why Eberechi Eze made injury return to feature in Manchester United win

Oliver Glasner said Eberechi Eze made himself available for Crystal Palace’s trip to Manchester United despite orginally being ruled out through injury.

Glasner revealed in his pre-match press conference that Eze was unavailable due to injury, only for the Greenwich-born playmaker to be named on the bench.

Eze was brought on in the 61st minute for Daichi Kamada. He produced a mazy run in the 67th minute which saw him dribble from his own half and into the United penalty area, only to fail to get a shot off.

The Eagles scored twice after Eze was introduced – Jean-Philippe Mateta netting a second-half brace.

Glasner said: “It looked like Eberechi Eze couldn’t play but yesterday, really surprising for all of us, the doctor and he came (to see him).

“It’s not 100 per cent better, but he wanted to contribute.

“We decided to switch his break. He needs one so the injury settles down. He will definitely miss the Doncaster game, because he needs one week to rest.”

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