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Glasner close to finalising Palace's starting XI for Community Shield
Oliver Glasner's Crystal Palace will face Liverpool in the Community Shield next Sunday as the Eagles look to build on their FA Cup success.
Oliver Glasner revealed that he is close to finalising his starting lineup for Crystal Palace's Community Shield clash against Liverpool.
The Eagles qualified for the curtain-raiser after beating Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final last season, securing their first-ever major trophy.
Palace played Augsburg twice in pre-season on Friday, with Glasner fielding a strong side in the first match before playing a more youthful line-up for the second.
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a brace while Eberechi Eze, who scored Palace's winner in the FA Cup final but has been linked with a move to Arsenal, rounded off a 3-1 win in Germany.
Glasner hinted he will start with a similar line-up against Liverpool at Wembley, but he does have one or two players pushing for a starting role.
"I think we have one or two other players who are close to being in the starting XI, who deserve it," said Glasner.
"But I think that was pretty much the line-up from the FA Cup final against [Manchester] City.
"The guys are in top shape; they obviously know the drills. That makes it easy. Now it's just a matter of getting match-fit. That's why they needed 90 minutes of exercise in their legs.
"We actually had another friendly match planned, but now we have a Community Shield against Liverpool instead! But of course, we’re happy to take that. You could say it could be worse!
"We've had a long time to train together this year. There were no major events this year, apart from the Gold Cup – Chris Richards played in the final for the USA – so we've really had good time to prepare together."