- Cole Palmer rescued Chelsea a tough draw against Manchester City on Sunday
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Jamie Carragher praised Cole Palmer for having ‘football arrogance’ after the youngster scored Chelsea‘s decisive equaliser against Man City on Sunday.
Palmer was featuring against his former club for the first time since sealing his £42.5million summer transfer to Stamford Bridge from Man City in search of more regular first-team opportunities.
The 21-year-old struggled for consistent gametime at City after rising through the ranks at the Etihad before eventually being promoted into Pep Guardiola‘s senior team.
Palmer has since become an integral part of Mauricio Pochettino‘s Chelsea squad and held his nerve to pull the hosts level in stoppage time from the penalty spot.
Blues striker Armando Broja was fouled in the box by a clumsy challenge from Ruben Dias and Palmer grabbed the ball to take the decisive spot-kick.
Cole Palmer rescued a draw for Chelsea against Man City in an eight-goal thriller
Palmer scored from the penalty spot to snatch a point for Chelsea against his former side
Palmer remained composed to smash the stoppage time penalty past City goalkeeper Ederson
He smashed the ball past a diving Ederson and observed a muted celebration as Stamford Bridge erupted after the hosts guaranteed a point for themselves against the league leaders.
Carragher was full of praise for Palmer’s calmness as he finished confidently, telling Sky Sports: ‘What a penalty under that pressure against a keeper who knows him so well and he finds that top corner.
‘The arrogance that lad has got, football arrogance, you’re not saving that. Whole world will feel like they are watching him, friends and family probably City fans, 4-4 feels right, nobody should be a loser in this game.’
The Liverpool legend continued to marvel over Palmer’s performance and labelled the rising star as being the ‘main man’ in Chelsea’s star-studded squad.
‘The thing that stands out for me and I get frustrated by this a lot is players play for big…