The Eagles had been dominant in front of a fervent Selhurst Park even before the visitors were reduced to ten men following Josh Brownhill’s first-half red card.
They were forced to wait for their due breakthrough, but when Chris Richards did put Palace ahead on 68 minutes, the floodgates opened, and Jordan Ayew and Jean-Philippe Mateta added the gloss to a brilliant display.
“This [patience] was what we were speaking about at half-time,” Glasner said. “We played a brilliant first-half, also before the red card, so we were very dominant. We created chances, and I think at half-time it was 6-0 [in terms of] shots for us.
“In defence we did brilliantly. And then we said, ‘OK, stay patient, always keep the balance in the game, we will create our chances’ – and congratulations to the players.
“They did it really fantastic, and so they deserve all the credit today, and congratulations.”