Mitchell and Riedewald pay tribute to Hodgson

Ahead of the final match of the season against Liverpool, Palace defensive duo Tyrick Mitchell and Jaïro Riedewald sat down with the club to reflect on their time with manager Roy Hodgson.

Mitchell, who recently extended his contract to summer 2025, was handed his debut by Hodgson last season during the first set of games behind closed doors.

“He’s influenced my career massively. He’s the one who gave [me] my debut, he trusted in me. For him I’m forever grateful.

“When we came back [from lockdown]. I kind of thought maybe I could get a chance because of how many games were packed in. It was never really a full on conversation. A few times he told me 'you could come on', but when it happened it…