Crystal Palace midfielder Jairo Riedewald has underlined Wilfried Zaha's importance to the team following their 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday afternoon.
Palace took an early lead as Riedewald latched onto a Zaha reverse-pass before slotting low past Alphonse Areola, and later added a second as Zaha slid in to convert Michy Batshuayi's cross-shot at the far post.
A late goal from Tom Cairney from distance proved only to be consolation for the hosts, who had the lions' share of possession during the game.
It was the second week in a row Riedewald put in a fine performance, building on his display against Brighton with a goal this time out.
"2-1 is a good victory in a London derby away from home," Riedewald told the club's official website. "When I was on the pitch, we kept control, we didn’t give that many chances to them - [only] a few chances [in the] first-half.
"We were very tight - a few crosses we could have blocked but we didn’t.
Overall, we kept control well and in possession we were patient. When we had the chance to score or be dangerous, we were very dangerous. I think overall it was a good performance for the team."
And the midfielder's comments on his teammate Zaha help to underline just how much influence he has on the team.
"When we had the ball we were very dangerous," Riedewald added. "We kept the ball a little bit longer than last week. We played the ball straight into Wilf, and Michy was very strong today as well.
"We all know that [Zaha is a threat]. It’s up to us, the defenders and midfielders, to play the ball to Wilf so he can do his tricks, his actions, be dangerous. It’s up to us to give him as many balls as we can.
"Today we gave him way more balls than last week [vs Brighton] and you can see it - he scored again, had an assist and could have scored another one.
"When we gave him the ball he always did something good for the team."
