In the second round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace will host Manchester City. Crystal Palace manager Sarr gave an interview to the media ahead of the match, praising Manchester City manager Maresca's coaching abilities and discussing how they will face The Citizens.

Sarr on the first home match

I think this will be a special moment, but I hope the match ends with good news that makes everyone happy. Because of that, I won't just be thinking about myself in this situation. What matters most is the team and the result. We've prepared for this all week, just to make them (the fans) happy.

Yes, they'll be happy to see us play, but I think they'd prefer to see us win. I'll do my best to make them happy; I can't do more than that.

When you're at Selhurst Park, you feel the weight of history, the heavy pressure, which is a great responsibility I carry. We can't wait to see our home really play its part. I've always heard that the atmosphere here is fantastic, and I'm very much looking forward to experiencing it myself. As I said, what matters most is doing our best to fight for a win. If we can win the match and share that joy, it will be wonderful.

Reflecting on the first-round away defeat to Everton

The players are indeed very frustrated, and I understand from their emotion that they clearly know their performance on the pitch and everything that happened in that match, especially the consensus that we should have scored in the first half, and if we had, the situation might have been different.

But football isn't just about whether you deserved to win or deserved to score—it's about efficiency. And we lacked efficiency and ultimately lost the match. We need to improve our ability to create chances, improve our finishing, and deliver better performances.

When I watched the match a second time, sitting quietly in my office, I still felt the same way. I think perhaps Everton's second goal put us in that situation: we were too passive in the second half. But when I looked back at the first half, what we did gave me more confidence. Because we were able to do things in the first half that we couldn't even imagine at the start of the match.

On Manchester City's new manager Maresca

They (Guardiola and Maresca) are indeed different, but if you like, you could also say they have similarities. Their playing styles are slightly different, because I think after Maresca took over, Manchester City has more transitions. I know Guardiola likes to control the rhythm of the game, likes to enjoy possession, and instills this philosophy in his players. They used to work well together. Maresca coached Manchester City's U21 team when Guardiola was the first-team manager, so if they had very different styles, I think it would be difficult for them to work together.

Beyond being a young manager, Maresca is also a player who played over 400 high-level matches. He knows well the environment his players are in, and his past experience proves this, especially leading Chelsea to win the Club World Cup. He's a different type of manager. I think if Manchester City chose him to replace Guardiola, it's because his personal qualities and coaching ability fit Manchester City's needs.

I hope we're both doing well, but I hope he starts a bit slower than me, since we're playing him on Friday, so it would be very nice if he could start from Saturday instead.

How do you play against Manchester City?

There are two options: first, don't give the opposition too much space; second, cut off their passing lanes as high up the pitch as possible. We'll make a judgment between these two options and respond according to the actual match situation. But for a team like this, I think what matters most is maximizing our time in possession and attacking opportunities.

If you can attack a team like this and create some problems, I think the psychological condition of the match might change, because they have the ability to control possession and the rhythm of the game. Therefore, we must maintain our ambition in the game and try to play as well as possible when we're in possession. We're not powerless, but we hope to think from the opposition's perspective.

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