Sarr, a direct and explosive threat, has benefited from an extended run of starting in the team and is now second only to Jean-Philippe Mateta in the goalscoring charts this season.

Oliver Glasner hailed Ismaila Sarr ’s two-goal display against Brighton — but insisted the Crystal Palace man was not signed as a replacement for Michael Olise. Palace sold Olise to Bayern Munich for around £51million in the summer after the French international took his game to new heights for the Eagles last season.