It s 90 about us says Crystal Palace manager Glasner ahead of Cup final

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LONDON - The quiet confidence seeping out of Crystal Palaces training ground ahead of the FA Cup final against Manchester City was summed up by manager Oliver Glasner on Friday.

Were focused on what we want to do tomorrow at Wembley. We analysed Man City, but 90% we were talking about us, Glasner, who will become the first Austrian to lead a team in an FA Cup final, told reporters.

This is what we can influence. We can influence our performance. We can influence what we want to do in and out of possession. And the focus was on our game. We have a lot of confidence and looking forward to the final.

Palace may be 12th in the Premier League but have matched their record points tally with two games still to play.

In the FA Cup they have clicked impressively, winning 3-0 at Fulham in the quarter-finals and then beating Aston Villa by the same margin at Wembley in the semis.

Now they have one last obstacle to get over and claim the south London clubs first major trophy in its 120-year history.

City, who are appearing in their third successive FA Cup final, have endured a humbling season and are still not guaranteed a top-five finish in the Premier League.

Palace drew 2-2 with City at Selhurst Park in the league and led 2-0 in the return fixture only to lose 5-2. They also lost 4-2 last April, a couple of months after Glasner took charge.

Scoring goals against Pep Guardiolas team has not been a problem, but Glasner knows they will need to adjust defensively to give themselves the best possible chance at Wembley.

In every single game (against City) we scored two goals, but we just had one draw, because we conceded four, two and

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