CRYSTAL Palace manager Alan Pardew was full of praise for veteran defender Brede Hangeland after his side's win at Leicester.
The former Fulham man came on as a half-time substitute after Scott Dann suffered a head injury, and he defended well - as well as having a role in the game's only goal, heading the ball into the path of goalscorer Joe Ledley.
Pardew said: "Hangeland came on and I thought he was our best player.
"He was calm, great defensively, won everything and contributed to the goal, so kind of indirectly it worked for us."
The manager admitted his side were, perhaps, fortunate to win at the King Power - recognising Leicester had plenty of chances, especially in the first half.
"We were too loose in the first-half. Their wide players were having too much of an impact and we lacked a little bit of quality," Pardew added in his post-match interview with Sky Sports.
