Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson says stopping Manchester United's fullbacks was key to last night's 0-0 draw.

Hodgson was happy with the point.

He said, “I was very impressed [with the defence] individually and as a group. They've done exceptionally well, but they also rely – as does the goalkeeper – on what's happening in front of them.

“I think we have to look to the two front players and see what a good job they were doing in making certain that Man Utd weren't able to dominate us in the midfield area. In the games we'd been watching, Harry Maguire is very good when he comes out with the ball; he opens things up.

“The two full-backs are very dangerous but we dealt with them very well. I didn't think they were swarming around our goal looking as if they were going to score any minute."