Aftermath of Arsenal-Victory: Zaha is happy at Crystal Palace - Coach Hodgson

Crystal Palace Manager Roy Hodgson - cfcp.co.uk

Wilfried Zaha is "happy at Crystal Palace" and will be "in the shirt for may years to come", according to manager Roy Hodgson.


Zaha, who scored in Sunday's 3-2 win at Arsenal, said in a recent interview that he should be playing in the Champions League.

Hodgson said: "The bottom line is this: he's our player, and he's certainly happy.

"That wasn't the performance of a guy looking to get away from his club."

Zaha told the Daily Mail that when he watches Champions League games, he thinks: "I should be there. I'm missing out. I don't just want to be at home watching it."

Palace secured Premier League safety with their win at Emirates Stadium but Hodgson's side are 24 points short of a top-four place and have not finished higher then 10th in the top division since they were third in 1991.

Wilfred Zaha celebrates after scoring for Crystal Palace against Arsenal - Twitter/CrystalPalaceFC

Despite that, Hodgson is confident he can keep his prize asset.

"As far as I'm concerned, I'm looking forward to working with him not only in the near future, but I'm looking forward to seeing him in the Crystal Palace shirt for many years to come."

Zaha said, after the game: "I'm here at Palace, working for Palace. I'm not being distracted by anything else."