Leeds United head coach Jesse Marsch spoke to the media ahead of Monday’s Premier League trip to Crystal Palace.

The Whites are looking to continue recent good form, having picked up 10 points from a possible 12 in the last four matches.

Marsch began with a congratulatory message for Eagles manager Patrick Vieira.

“I’d like to congratulate Patrick on being inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.

“It’s well deserved, I don’t know if you can be inducted twice as a manager as well, but I think he has high potential to be an incredible manager in this league for many years as well.

“So, many congratulations to Patrick.”

Last time out Leeds ran out three-nil winners against Watford at Vicarage Road, which will be over two weeks ago by the time the Selhurst Park clash takes place on Monday.

Marsch spoke about the period without a game and also gave his opinion on the Eagles.

He said: “The season always has ebbs and flows and you could argue that it would have been nice to keep playing.

“But it was also nice to have a bit of a break to get our squad healthier and we are ready.

“We know there is a lot of work to be done yet and the focus on the last two weeks has been about preparing ourselves entirely to be ready for the next challenges.

“Crystal Palace is a team we have a lot of respect for, they made it to the FA Cup semi-final and have had an incredible season.

“They have a lot of quality players who are dangerous in one versus one situation and in transition moments and they have a really good coach.

“Palace is a tough place to play at, so it will be a big challenge for us and require entire concentration and focus on the task in hand.

“You can see there are twists and turns every night, the only thing for us to do is focus on ourselves and we have a performance that gives us the chance to get three points.”