Oliver Glasner to ditch lucky omen for Crystal Palace's FA Cup Final vs Man City

Oliver Glasner will wear a suit to Wembley because he loves the “tradition” of the - and then don his lucky top to beat . The boss is seeking to win the first major trophy in the South London club’s 164-year history.

The Austrian has worn a black Hugo Boss jumper on their run to the club’s third FA Cup final. Eagles fans will hope it will be third time lucky in a Wembley final. And Glasner smiled: “I will definitely wear a suit when we go to Wembley. And then, we'll see.

"Does that mean I am going to change into my lucky top after that? Could be! After our defeat at , I ditched my blue jumper for black - and we haven't lost since. After winning a trophy, I then change my outfit so I hope it's the last game for it.”

Glasner took over at Selhurst Park in February last year. “What I really like here is how you stick to your traditions,” he said. “ Cup is the most traditional cup in the and I like this. Like wearing a suit? Yes.”

Adam Wharton has recovered from an ankle injury and Palace have a full squad available. Asked if FA Cup success will mean more to Crystal Palace than serial winners City, Glasner said: “If something is the first time in your life then maybe it means more to you than when you have it every single year. City, I don’t know how many trophies they’ve won and finals they have played in under Pep.

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“It’s definitely more than Crystal Palace has! But for the players, the manager, the club, winning a title is something great in the season.

“I don’t expect that they will wave us the white flag and say: ‘Okay, it’s the first title for Crystal Palace, you should get it.’ I think they will fight to win it.”

will face Glasner again after netting his first goal in Austrian football against his LASK Linz side. The Manchester City superstar signed for RB Salzburg for £7m in January 2019 and scored in his third game - the first of 25 goals in 23 appearances for the club.

Leeds-born Haaland, now 24, was sold to only a year later for £18m and signed for City for £51m in 2022. He has scored two goals in his three appearances against Glasner’s Palace but the Austrian said: “I hope he doesn’t score?

"He scored his first goal for Salzburg - he has just arrived from Norway. Whose career has surprised me more? I always expected Erling Haaland to have a bigger career.

“It's not a common pathway for an Austrian manager. To start in the second league in Austria and then manage in the Bundesliga and then a team in the . It's more common for a Norwegian international to play in the Premier League than for an Austrian to manage the Premier League team. We're facing each other again tomorrow.

“I think Erling has done really well over the last few years. I think Oliver has done quite well as well.”

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