It makes no sense to alter our plan

group.

“This is why I think we had a pre-season which was okay, we are ready and we are excited. “We can’t wait.” Similar to last season, the head coach was totally focused on this week’s opposition and refused to look ahead to the Newcastle United or Southampton matches in the coming weeks.

And, as usual, the Town boss was confident his players had all the information they would need to give Crystal Palace a tough match at Selhurst Park.

He said: “We are totally aware of them.

“We know they have some strengths, we know as well they changed their manager, they changed their style, their formation.

“The players will get all the information they need – the players will be prepared and then hopefully we will find some spaces where we will be able to hurt them as well.

“Maybe we will be able to show some areas where they have some problems – this is our aim.

“Like always, we have a lot of respect before the game for our opponent, but on the other side we are totally focused on ourselves and we are ambitious enough that we would like to be successful from the start in our first game in the Premier League.”

And the Town fans would be delighted if their side can snatch three points in their first ever Premier League match, with a large section of the support not old enough to have seen Town in the top tier of English football - something that last happened in the 1971/72 season.

On the fans, Wagner said: “I don’t think our supporters need a message.

“They were involved last season over 10/12 months and they have felt every single minute like we did.

“They are at least as excited as every one of us and they will show it – I am totally sure.

“I have so much trust and belief in our supporters, like in our players.

“On Saturday, the 3,000 away supporters – you will hear them.

“And what happens then in our first home Premier League match – I think this will be something very special as well.

“So I don’t have to deliver them any message because they are totally aware of what is in front of us and they play a key role for us to be successful this year.

“We would like to be successful – they know this and they played a key role last season as well.

“They have to confirm or even come to the next level as well – they are now Premier League supporters and fans and this is what they have to show.”