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Palace boss Pardew expects big Zaha performance against Man Utd

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is banking on a big performance from Wilfried Zaha today against Manchester United.

Zaha faces his former employers for the first time since his permanent return to Selhurst Park in January.

Pardew said, "Wilf's a player who needs to be reinforced with the confident in him. He has tremendous talent in a one-on-one situation and that's what we'll try to exploit in his career.

"He is learning the other side of the game and very, very quickly. We're pleased with him, we're happy to have him, our fans love him, and to stay in the team he needs to produce the performances he has.

"He now has to add goals to his game and that's the next step for him. His final in the final moment and the final pass is something which comes with experience and making decisions at the right time.

"He sometimes gets that wrong, and all young players get that wrong. I remember Ryan Giggs was the same."

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