Power Stadium on Saturday, with Claudio Ranieri
getting under Alan Pardew's skin.
Alan Pardew has criticised the conduct of Claudio Ranieri during
Leicester City's 1-0 defeat of Crystal Palace and warned the
Italian that his behaviour will be remembered ahead of their next
encounter.
Jamie Vardy's second-half goal after a costly error by Brede
Hangeland proved decisive, the England striker becoming only
the fifth home-grown player to score in seven successive
Premier League matches.
But it was the touchline conduct of Leicester manager Ranieri
which drew much of the focus from Pardew after the match.
He told Sky Sports News: "I thought [Ranieri] was goading our
players and he didn't shake my hand at full-time, which is
disappointing.
"But it's a long game and they've got to come to our place and
we'll remember that."
Pardew was generally content with the performance of his team
and commended their discipline and effort, but ultimately he
accepted that Hangeland's error proved decisive.
"I felt we were disciplined and organised; the emphasis was on
the home team," he said in his post-match media conference.
"We were comfortable - they only had a few fleeting chances. On
our side we didn't really have the creativity in the final third that
would open them up.
"We lacked that little bit. In the second half the mistake opened
the goal up when they scored. We pushed and pushed but
couldn't find a way.
"Our effort and commitment can never be faulted and that was
there again today. We need a little bit of flair, a moment. We
didn't really create any today."
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