Neil Warnock says he leaves Crystal Palace proud of the job he performed.

Speaking with talkSPORT this morning, Warnock insists he was not bitter over his sacking.

"The pitch has been terrible at home," he said. "When you come and play on it once like the away teams do, it is not bad psychologically.

"We have been reported by every team in the Premier League and that is why it is being ripped up.

"Mentally, the lads couldn't do the kilometres that they could do away from home. They were miles short, especially our wide players, which is our main threat.

"It was like running on sand on times, so it has hampered them, and that will change now. I still don't think they are far away. All we wanted was a striker and a left-sided defender.

"I think I can hold my head up with the way we played, with what we had and the tools we had at our disposal. Every manager makes mistakes, but we have given them a fighting chance."