Crystal Palace's Christian Benteke can shock Manchester City, says Danny Murphy

Winless run: Palace have lost four on the bounce in the Premier League
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Danny Murphy18 November 2016

Four successive defeats are a worry for Crystal Palace but I still believe they have enough to stay out of trouble.

Christian Benteke is a proven goalscorer and Andros Townsend and Wilfried Zaha can give him the service from wide areas that he needs.

City are clear favourites but you never know, this might not be a bad time to play them because they will have many players returning from international duty.

Stamp out naive play

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When you’ve been hammered in your previous game, as Watford were 6-1 at Liverpool, it’s vital you start the next game strongly — especially if you’re at home.

Everyone knows what happened last time and the atmosphere might be a bit nervy.

I would hope, though, that Watford have had their backsides kicked after the display at Anfield. They played more naively in defence than I have seen any team play for a long time. That simply has to improve at home tomorrow.

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