Palace can challenge for a Champions League place – Pardew

“They are well managed with good organisation and a team we aspire to”. Where that harms children, I don’t get it.

Mascherano, who went on to represent Liverpool over 100 times, told Gazetta dello Sport: “It was frustrating to join after a World Cup and have the manager [Pardew] ask what position I played but I continued to push forward for six months”.

On Saturday they travel to Crystal Palace, but Koeman remains without long-term absentees Jay Rodriguez (ankle), and Florin Gardos and Fraser Forster (both knee), even if the latter is nearing a return to fitness. It’s what the game’s all about, and you learn, hone your skills, if it’s more competitive, so I don’t agree with that policy, but they probably did it for the right reasons’.

Bakary Sako is out with a hamstring problem, but striker Marouane Chamakh could feature against Southampton.

And he believed the Frenchman, who played under him at St Mary’s, was a major loss for the club, with Manchester United luring him away in the summer. If we match this year (in 2016) I think we can end up in the top six. “It’s not easy to replace someone as influential as Morgan”. It’s been a fantastic 2015 for us and we need to match this year next year. Southampton are one of those sides and would therefore overtake them with a win at Selhurst Park, where Palace have been beaten four times in eight home games.

“He plays worldwide football for Scotland and he plays a very high level of football for us, so it’s not a testament to Palace, it’s more a testament to James. Let’s talk in March”.