Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson was delighted with Gary Cahill's debut for victory at Manchester United.

Although Hodgson was happy with his summer signing's performance, the manager was keen to point out the credentials of the player Cahill had replaced in Scott Dann.

"It would be unfair to suggest that only Cahill can bring that experience; Scott Dann has also brought experience to the team, it's just that I had a choice to make today, I had three centre-backs and I wanted Gary to play, and I had to make a choice whether I played Scott Dann or Martin Kelly alongside Gary Cahill and I chose Martin Kelly and I think the way the team performed and those two performed justified the decision."