The Daily Express journalist Ryan Taylor has praised the performance of Michael Olise as Crystal Palace won 4-0 at home to Everton in the FA Cup this afternoon.

The Lowdown: Star performance from Olise

The 20-year-old shone yet again for Patrick Vieira’s team at Selhurst Park, grabbing the assist for Marc Guehi’s opening goal while also hitting the post in the second half, with Wilfried Zaha tucking in the rebound.

The winger won nine of his duels in total, more than any of his team-mates, and also completed two successful dribbles, one key pass, one accurate cross and two long balls (SofaScore).

He did his defensive work for the team as well, making one clearance, one interception and two tackles (SofaScore), and he was ultimately one of their standout performers.

The Latest: Taylor reacts to Olise’s display

Taking to Twitter, Taylor gave an instant reaction after the match finished, hailing the business that Palace pulled off to sign him and even taking a sly dig at Everton’s recruitment by comparing Olise’s price tag to Alex Iwobi.

The journalist tweeted: “Michael Olise: £8m. Alex Iwobi: £34m. Phenomenal business from Crystal Palace. An utter steal.”

The Verdict: Bargain

Looking at the price for which Palace managed to sign him, Olise has proved to be a real bargain, as Taylor has pointed out.

That is one more goal contribution in his entire three-year Toffees career, despite costing over four times as much.

Given his age, Olise still has so much potential, which can be well and truly fulfilled in south London under the management of Vieira.

In other news, Palace are now keen on signing this ‘phenomenal’ ace