Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira hailed Michael Olise’s impressive run after he helped the Eagles zoom into the next round of the FA Cup Saturday.
A stunning second-half display by Michael Olise helped Crystal Palace come from behind to beat rivals Millwall 2-1, although crowd incidents marred the FA Cup tie.
The Lions had knocked out Everton and Leicester in recent years and were eyeing another scalp when Benik Afobe put them ahead early on to only further incite a partisan crowd at the Den.
At this point Patrick Vieira, a five-time winner of the competition, was heading for an unwanted first defeat as a manager in the FA Cup but his 20-year-old summer signing turned the south London derby around.
Olise equalised within a minute of the second half with a superb individual goal and turned creator before the hour mark to help Jean-Philippe Mateta head home what proved the winner of a fiery clash to send the Eagles through to the fourth round.
“Michael was fantastic in the second half and I think he changed the game for us.
“The first 15 minutes of the second half, he was really good and he showed his talent, so that was really good for us as a team” said a relieved Vieira.
Crystal Palace’s victory at Millwall was a fiery derby and played in a largely excellent atmosphere but there were some unsavoury incidents too.
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Some Millwall supporters booed Palace’s players for taking a knee before kick-off in the first half, before aiming a chant at Conor Gallagher which could well land their club in trouble.