November 15th 2023.
Erling Haaland and Cole Palmer were former teammates, so it was no surprise that during Sunday's blockbuster Premier League match between Man City and Chelsea, Haaland playfully gave Palmer a shove as he strayed too close to City's team talk. Despite the shove, Palmer insists that Haaland saw the funny side of the encounter.
Palmer went on to score the injury time penalty that secured a point for Chelsea and capped off a fine individual performance. When asked about the penalty, Palmer said, “When I saw the ref give the penalty, I just thought ‘it’s my time.’ I spoke to [Raz] and said ‘what’s happening?’ I wanted to take it and he was like ‘fine’. I just tried to focus on a spot and put it there.”
The 21-year-old midfielder has had an instant impact at Stamford Bridge and his supporters have embraced his languid, almost nonchalant style; a style that was perfectly displayed through his casual shrug of the shoulders when celebrating his penalty.
Although Palmer admitted to feeling a bit nervous before the match, once the game began he said it felt normal. He went on to say, “It was a crazy game. I did feel a bit nervous before and a bit weird to see everyone from the club I’ve been at for 15 years, but when the game started it felt normal and it was a good game.”
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