Saturday 27 September 2014 09:26, UK
Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock hopes Leicester’s victory over Manchester United was a one-off ahead of this weekend's match at Selhurst Park.
Warnock would prefer to assess the Foxes on their defeat of Stoke rather than last weekend’s incredible 5-3 win over Louis van Gaal’s United.
"The Man United game is a very unusual game, so I don't think you can take too much out of that game, other than that they took their chances really well," Warnock said.
"I look at the way they beat Stoke. That's more realistic, I think. They beat Stoke quite well, they were very organised. It's a hard place to go Stoke and it was a fabulous result. They were very professional."
Warnock, who has years of Championship experience, praised Leicester counterpart Nigel Pearson for reviving the club after narrowly missing out on promotion the season before last.
"Nigel's been building a team now for a couple of years," he said. "I've got a lot of respect for Nigel, I think he's done a fabulous job and it's not always been simple at Leicester.
"There have been moments where I'm sure people higher up thought about changing, but he stuck at it.
"It was a cruel way of missing out on promotion. I remember it clearly. From one end of the pitch to the other. In 30 seconds you're in the play-off final and then 30 seconds later you're not. That's as cruel as it gets.
"They regrouped and Nigel got to add to the squad and they never looked back."
Warnock, who has Marouane Chamakh available following a hamstring problem, believes Leicester's squad and his Palace side share similar characteristics.
"He's got a very good group of players, similar to ours in character," Warnock said. "They're all together, they've come up and won the league. And they're not frightened of anything. When you come up you just want to play.
"I always liked Jamie Vardy, before last weekend against United, and David Nugent's an unsung hero.
"They spent well in the summer with the striker, Leonardo Ulloa, and at the back they've always had a steady side.
"Midfield creativity they've got, different types of players, Esteban Cambiasso. It's a good group, a good mix."
Warnock changed all 11 players for the midweek Capital One Cup defeat by Newcastle, which came during extra-time, and is likely to revert to the side which won at Everton last weekend for the visit of the Foxes.
