BUT GLASNER TOO BUSY TO BUY GIFTS FOR OTHERS!

OLIVER GLASNER “needs” a new forward for Crystal Palace this Christmas.

- BY NEIL McLEMAN

But when it comes to presents for his family, he fears that he will be too busy to buy one for his wife Bettina over a hectic festive period.

Six months on from their Wembley triumph, Palace host Manchester United tomorrow only 62 hours after the 2-1 UEFA Conference League defeat at Strasbourg.

They enter the weekend fifth in the Premier League, with the Austrian claiming the FA Cup winners are proving they are not “one-hit wonders”.

Their eight games next month include visiting Arsenal in the Carabao Cup quarterfinal - one of four competitions they are still in this season - on December 23.

It had been discussed to play it on Christmas Eve.

“It's moved from 24th to 23rd” said Glasner. “That means all the players can celebrate Christmas with their families because everybody gets off on the 24th and 25th.