Crystal Palace utility Jairo Riedewald: I'm now Premier League ready! | OneFootball

Crystal Palace utility Jairo Riedewald says he's a better player for his time in London.

So far in 20/21, he scored his first Premier League goal, earned Man of the Match against Brighton & Hove Albion and has featured in five of the team's seven games.

“When I came here I was a young kid coming from the Ajax Academy," Riedewald explained, after being confirmed Palace's Player of the Month for October. "The pace of the game in the Premier League and everything is just intense. Everything goes quicker - the pace is quicker, stronger physically and I just had to step up my game on those abilities.

"When you get the ball, play it quick. Running a lot - unselfish runs, making unselfish runs. The tempo and aggression of the game in the Premier League, I had to work on those abilities.

"I have a good understanding of what they expect from me in the midfield. I just need to stay fit, keep improving on those abilities, keep it up, learn from other boys who've got experience in the team and hopefully I can make more minutes in the team this season."