The Crystal Palace manager’s team are patently capable of producing competitive, creative football, the kind that can pose problems for a side even as ruthlessly efficient as Liverpool. But, once again, their quality only emerges in fits and starts; the product of mid-game changes or the intervention of the half-time whistle.

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After six games played, Crystal Palace find themselves in the relegation zone – a far cry from the dizzy heights under Oliver Glasner last season. Inspired by Michael Olise, Palace finished up in 10th place and Glasner was being touted for several top European jobs in the future.