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Palace boss Pardew confident no problems with Wenger

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew is confident any ill-feeling between himself and Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger has disappeared.

Pardew has had a number of public disputes with Wenger down the years, including a high-profile touchline spat in 2006 while he was in charge of West Ham.

"Arsene is a winner and so am I," he said. "So when we meet, we are going to clash because we both want to win. You clash during games and incidents happen, like last-minute goals, coming back from 4-0 down.

"I have had some rip-roaring encounters with Arsenal. It is the emotion of the game.

"I have always had a very respectful relationship with Arsene. He let me visit their training ground when I was a young coach.

"I respect Arsene's emotions and he respects mine. He has a good team this year, one that can challenge for trophies."

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