Oliver Glasner looked ahead to the clash between Crystal Palace and Leeds United.

The Eagles could return to the top four with a win against the Whites at Elland Road on Saturday evening after a 2-2 draw in the Conference League in midweek. That will not be an easy task: Leeds lost narrowly 3-2 to Man City before beating Chelsea 3-1 and drawing 3-3 with Liverpool this month. Those last two results were in Yorkshire, signalling the steel of the side on home soil.

With an injury for Daichi Kamada in the 3-0 defeat to Man City last weekend, their squad has been stretched even thinner, and continental competition is forcing the Austrian to get the most out of all his squad members. But he backs his players to prove they are learning to handle such a schedule.

“If nothing happens, the 11 players who did not start [in Conference League] will start at Leeds. I don’t know what happens there and who will be available for the Arsenal game.

“We don’t think too much about the opposition because we have no influence. Maybe they change the system again. We have to be ready and they can, even against Brentford, change within the game.

“Any word on the Premier League table – you win two, you’re a Champions League [team] and you lose two, you’re playing against relegation. So it’s very tight and, again, I think right now it makes no sense looking at the table.

“You have to be psychologically ready for every Premier League team, not just for Leeds. You can see it in every single game, every team is able score from open play, from set-plays and from transitions, so you always have to be psychologically ready. We proved it many times that we can deal with it, so no concerns at all.

“We always have a great mentality. The players always show a great mentality, and especially a winning attitude, and the approach is the same.”