Cheikhou Kouyate has revealed that, while he may have plenty of centre-back experience behind him, playing alongside fellow Crystal Palace defenders shapes his game every week.
The Palace No.8 caught up with Premier League Productions to assess the Eagles' recent results, and in doing so explained that having partnerships with some of the league's most experienced centre-backs provides him with invaluable support.
"Gaz [Gary Cahill] and Dannsy [Scott Dann] and Tonks [James Tomkins] play very, very good and have good experience. I’m very, very happy to play with them because they have more experience than me, more games at centre-back than me and it’s very, very good for me to play with Gaz and Tonks, Dannsy and also Mama [Sakho].