Crystal Palace captain Julian Ward says there's much more to come from young teammates Ebere Eze and Michael Olise.

The pair have been key for Palace over the past 18 months.

Ward told PLP: “I'd much prefer to play with them than against them, put it that way!

“Individually, they're special talents. Collectively, when they start linking up and playing with each other then it's another ball game. We certainly saw that at the back end of last season when they got a run of games together. They're a frightening talent.

“If you can get your best players on the pitch for a long period of time, the talent of those two speaks for itself. I know they're itching to go.

“Michael wants to get back [from injury], he wants to make that change [to results]. He will ignite the place. He sets it alight.

“If we can get those two on the pitch, as well as the other lads that we have throughout the squad, we've got more than enough to frighten teams going forward."

Ward added: “Ebs makes it effortless and just glides on the pitch.

“Michael adds a different element to it too. He has that killer instinct, he has that arrogance – in the right way – to go about the game. For such a young talent, he's got a very wise head on him.

“He's very tactically astute, he wants to learn, he wants to develop and you can see that he's got that desire to go and make things happen. When you need him to grab a game by the scruff of the neck, he does that, and he takes it upon himself to go and be the difference."