Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has revealed that he hopes that the praise that youngster Ruben-Loftus Cheek has received as a result of his impressive performances with the England national team will not negatively affect his form at club level.

Loftus-Cheek was sent to the Eagles on a season-long loan deal by Chelsea during the summer in order to gain more first team experience.

He has so far been one of the best players in the struggling Palace team and earned himself a call-up to the Three Lions by Gareth Southgate for their recent friendlies against Germany and Brazil.

He was handed his debut during the game against the 2014 World Cup winners and impressed as he went on to win the man of the match award.

"He's a quality player," the former England manager said.

"It was good he got the opportunity and very good he took the opportunity. When a young player comes into the team, makes his debut and does well, he sometimes gets praised to the skies and we're very good at praising people to knock them down very quickly afterwards.

"I hope that won't affect him. I don't think it will.

"He's a very composed and sensible young man. He knows he played well but he also knows there's a lot of work to do before he can really call himself a top-class international player."