‘Zaha is always motivated against the big teams’

Mikel Arteta expects to come up against a fired up Wilfried Zaha at Selhurst Park this weekend.

The Ivory Coast international was strongly linked with a move to north London last summer, and our head coach knows just how big a threat he can be.

“I always see Wilf motivated against the big teams and ready to make an impact," Arteta said. "He doesn’t need that [further motivation].

"He has attention from the media and everyone realises how good he’s been. I don’t expect anything different against us.

"I always find him dangerous, the last few times we played. When he played against Arsenal recently, always a threat.”