Oliver Glasner confirms major Crystal Palace injury boost ahead of Manchester City clash
Olise has been hampered with injuries throughout this season and has been restricted to just 11 top-flight outings, although he has contributed with six goals and three assists.
The 22-year-old has not played for the Eagles since February 3 when he picked up a recurrence of a troublesome hamstring problem just 11 minutes into a 4-1 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion.
Olise has since missed the last seven Premier League games, and his absence has been felt by Palace, who have only won once during this period – a 3-0 home victory over Burnley on February 24.
Glasner has not been able to call upon Olise since he replaced Roy Hodgson as manager almost two months ago, but the Austrian has now provided a positive update on the winger's fitness ahead of this weekend's clash with title-chasing Man City.
Olise in contention to play against Man CityProviding a fitness update of his squad at a press conference on Friday, Glasner confirmed that Olise is set to begin as a substitute on Saturday ahead of making a cameo appearance in the latter stages of the second half.
«All the players who were in the squad in the last games are fit again. Michael is coming back into the squad,» Glasner told reporters.
«We spoke to the medical team and the advice is for 15 or 20 minutes. He is ready and it gives us one more option towards the end of the game so we are happy.»
Although Palace have just eight Premier League games remaining this season, Glasner has insisted that Olise will need time to get back to his best.
«We didn't train a lot this week
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