Cole Palmer scored a first-half hat-trick in Chelsea’s win over Wolves (Getty)
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has praised Cole Palmer after his hat-trick for Chelsea in their 3-1 win against Wolves on Saturday.
Having been hampered by injury for the majority of the season, Palmer looked back to his best at Molineux as three first-half goals sealed the victory for Liam Rosenior’s side.
In a message to Chelsea fans after the game, Palmer posted a several pictures of his celebrations in the win at Wolves along with the caption: ‘Just enjoy’.
Palmer was hyped up by his Chelsea teammates Jorrel Hato, Joao Pedro and Tosin Adarabioyo in the comments, but the England international also received positive message from Fernandes which read: ‘What a player’.
Fernandes’ response will do little to quieten speculation over Palmer’s future at Chelsea, with reports claiming that the 23-year-old is keen on a return to Manchester this summer, specifically with United as they are his boyhood club.
Bruno Fernandes praised Cole Palmer after his three goals for Chelsea (Instagram)
In the January transfer window, Chelsea made their stance clear as they consider Palmer to be one of their ‘untouchable’ players in the market.
Get your football fix
Don’t want to miss the week’s biggest football stories? Metro’s exclusive football newsletter, In The Mixer, is your essential guide.
From the latest transfer rumours and managerial moves to analysis of the biggest games and a lot more, our experts have you covered.
Sign up here, it’s an open goal.
Palmer, who joined Chelsea in a £40 million deal from Manchester City in 2023, has a contract which runs until 2033.
Speaking after Chelsea’s win on Saturday, Rosenior said of Palmer: ‘We changed the system a little bit for the first time and the players, to put that into practice in the first half the way that they did, were excellent. Some of our passages of play, obviously Cole gets the three goals, but some of our football was everything I want to see.
‘Cole was a part of that and we know what a world-class player he is. He’s played a lot of football over the last year with not much rest, but when he’s at his best, he’s unstoppable. I’m delighted to be working with him.
‘When Cole is fully fit, full firing, feeling good, he’s a magnificent footballer.When you’re at a club like this club, with its huge demands and scrutiny – which I’m starting to learn myself – you have to block out the noise and remember what a good player you are.
‘I love working with him, he loves being here, and hopefully he can really enjoy his football between now and the end of the season, because it will help us on the pitch.’
For more stories like this, check our sport page.
Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Comment now
Comments
Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google
Add as preferred source
