‘I always trust him’ – Oliver Glasner shares what Crystal Palace player told him about his injury | OneFootball

Crystal Palace made a horrible start to the season, losing five and drawing three of their opening eight Premier League matches.

However, the Eagles have since put together a three-game unbeaten run in all competitions.

They secured an excellent 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park before beating Aston Villa 2-1 in the last-16 of the Carabao Cup.

Palace also came away with a point from Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend, with Marc Guehi scoring late on to secure a 2-2 draw.

Oliver Glasner’s side will now welcome Fulham to Selhurst Park in their final match before the international break.

However, Eddie Nketiah is unavailable due to a hamstring problem.

Glasner admitted in his recent press conference that he spoke to the 25-year-old to verify whether he picked up the knock during a private session with a personal trainer.

He said (per the Daily Mail): “He told me he didn’t have one, so for me he didn’t have one.

“If I ask the player – and the player answers me – I always trust him if I don’t know it 100 percent because there are so many rumours around.

“The players had two days off – Sunday and Monday. Then (on Tuesday), there were those rumours.

“I asked Eddie and he said ‘no he didn’t’. He didn’t feel the injury before the game, and he didn’t feel the injury during the game.

“But the players have a lot of adrenaline and then he felt it – but like cramp.

“At Aston Villa he was the guy who was sprinting most on the pitch, he played 83 minutes. It was my mistake and my fault that I didn’t substitute him earlier in the Wolves game.’

“He then had a scan, and it was more serious than expected”.

Nketiah joined Palace from Arsenal in a £30 million deal last summer. But he has struggled to hit the ground running this season.

The 25-year-old has netted just one goal in nine appearances across all competitions.

Stats from Transfermarkt.