Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has praised Leeds United for bringing Marcelo Bielsa to England.

Both have coached across the globe over the last 40 years, with spells in several European leagues and on the international scene, but have never gone toe-to-toe on the touchline.

Ahead of today's meeting, Hodgson said: "Marcelo is a man who has had a lot of success since he came to Leeds.

"I think it was an inspired decision to take him on as manager because first he got them back in the Premier League, something so many have tried and not been able to do.

"Now he has started extremely well in the Premier League and his team have played some outstandingly good games.

"I have never met him unfortunately, but of course I have always known about him and I look forward to meeting him tomorrow.

"He is a person who I very much respect and I have been impressed by the type of football Leeds are playing."