'I got it wrong' - Alan Pardew admits he made mistakes during Crystal Palace's winless run

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Sam Long20 April 2016

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has admitted he made mistakes during the club's disastrous run of Premier League form earlier this season.

The south Londoners were as high as fifth place on Boxing Day but their performances fell off of a cliff following the conclusion of the festive period.

Palace's run of 14 games without a win put their top-flight status in jeopardy but they are now nine points clear of the drop zone with just four fixtures left to play.

Pardew's side have now all-but secured their Premier League status and the 54-year-old is willing to shoulder some of the blame for the club's poor run of results.

“We had a couple of meetings before the West Ham meeting that were lively, and where there was what you would call frank discussion," he told the Mirror.

"Were players allowed to criticise me? Yeah, of course.

“You can’t manage at this level if you’re not going to sometimes say to the players ‘I got it wrong’, on occasion. I have done that many a time in my career, and I have this year.

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“After the Liverpool game, when they went down to ten men and I put on three substitutes and we looked worse , then I had to look at myself — ‘Hold on a minute, what happened there?’”

Palace face Manchester United tonight just five days before their FA Cup semi-final against Watford but Pardew has dismissed any suggestion he will field an weakened side at Old Trafford.

“I don’t think anyone will look at our side and worry about us putting an understrength team out when they see the team-sheet," he added.

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