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Premier League: Mile Jedinak says players fully support Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock

Mile Jedinak celebrates Crystal Palace's third goal against Liverpool
Image: Mile Jedinak celebrates Crystal Palace's third goal against Liverpool

Skipper Mile Jedinak says Crystal Palace’s performance in the 3-1 victory over Liverpool proves the players support manager Neil Warnock.

The Eagles rallied superbly after Rickie Lambert’s early strike to record their first victory in the Barclays Premier League since September and move out of the relegation zone.

The win was massive. We have been under a little bit of pressure lately and haven't got the results we wanted even though we have been in the contests for large periods.
Mile Jedinak

Warnock, 65, had seen his position come under scrutiny following a poor run, but with Palace now just two points behind Liverpool, the players are looking up, rather than down the table ahead of next weekend’s match with Swansea.

Jedinak said: "You can judge it for yourselves from what you read but you look out there and you can't question anyone's commitment to the cause.

"It has been difficult for everyone in the last three or four weeks - not just the manager but the players as well - but you have got to get on with it. We know the nature of football and a result like this can lift anybody and I'm sure it will.

"The manager wanted us to come and assert ourselves on the game. He told us not to take too many risks but get in their faces and put pressure on them, but do it in our shape and I think we got that spot on. It was a great team effort from the management and the players."

Massive

Jedinak hailed a superb display against an out-of-sorts Liverpool side as Palace propelled themselves up into 15th spot.

"It was massive - we have been under a little bit of pressure of late and haven't got the results we wanted even though we have been in the contests for large periods," he said.

"Even here we conceded that goal early and we didn't make easy work of it but we showed great character and after that goal we asserted ourselves on the game. You couldn't ask for anything else effort-wise from the lads because we caused them some real problems."

Yannick Bolasie stole the show as he ran rings around Liverpool's back four at a wet Selhurst Park, and Jedinak was full of praise for the Congo winger, who fired his country into next year's Africa Cup of Nations during the week.

"He shows that week in and week out - it is a great thing," he said of Bolasie's impressive display.

"It has been a great week for Yannick, qualifying for the African Cup of Nations and scoring a couple of goals and coming here and getting two assists - what more can I say? He has had a week to remember and long may it continue."

Bolasie will now be missing in January as he travels for the tournament in Equatorial Guinea, while Jedinak will also be absent as he strives for Asian Cup success on home soil with Australia.

"I think it is difficult to leave, to be honest," he added. "You have got the responsibility as part of your national team and it is a tournament that obviously I'm going to be looking forward to, but until then it is business as usual in trying to get as many wins on the board before I have to go."

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