Making their European bow at Selhurst Parks, the Eagles dominated possession and the shot count but were forced to bide their time in search of a breakthrough against their Eliteserien opposition.

It eventually arrived after 54 minutes when Jean-Philippe Mateta reacted smartly to Will Hughes’ shot on goal to divert it pass Norwegian keeper Martin Børsheim.

Speaking to Channel 5 after the game, Glasner explained: “Goal number one is winning the game and if you wish something, you want always to win four or five-nil, but we could see it’s not so easy.

“The game was exactly how we expected: Frederik playing very deep, defending the box very well, so we had, I think, four or five very good chances. We hit the post twice, so we were not that efficient, and then it's not that easy.

“But at t

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