Alan Pardew believes Crystal Palace deserve to be in the FA Cup final, having put in an ‘excellent’ performance against Watford on Sunday afternoon.
Yannick Bolasie and Connor Wickham netted for the Eagles either side of a Troy Deeney strike, and Pardew’s men were deserved winners given they looked the more threatening side at Wembley.
The win sets up a final clash against Manchester United – who defeated Everton on Saturday – and Pardew believes his side deserve the chance to go up against the ‘biggest team in the world’.
He told BT Sport 1: “It feels good because we deserve to be in the final. We were excellent today I thought and our run has been very, very difficult to get here.
“We’ve earned that right. We’re playing the biggest team in the world. They probably weren’t that the last time, in 1990, but they are now so it’s a big challenge for us and the real challenge for us today was to get to the final.
The 54-year-old was offered a rare opportunity in the semi-final, being able to name what is arguably his strongest starting line-up.
“I’ve only been able to play that team for the eighth time today and it’s a good team,” he added.
“That team’s a solid team and the game plan was good.
“It’s great for our fans. They’re going to love coming back here and we’re looking forward to it.”
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Source: talksport