Cole Palmer featured in Chelsea's starting lineup once again in the English Premier League yesterday when they hosted Manchester United at the Stamford Bridge Stadium. The English International brought out his very best performance in this encounter for the Blues as he contributed heavily to their incredible 4-3 victory over Manchester United.
Match Summary.
Chelsea needed just four minutes of football action in the first half of this encounter to break the deadlock as Conor Gallagher beat Andre Onana with a brilliant strike to make the scoreline 1-0. The West London side were awarded a penalty in the 19th minute of the match which was perfectly converted by Cole Palmer to make the scoreline 2-0. Surprisingly, Manchester United stepped up their game in the final minutes of the first half as Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes both scored in the 34th and 39th minute respectively to make the scoreline 2-2 at halftime.
The tempo of the game was now in Manchester United's favour as they went in front for the very first time thanks to a close-range header from Alejandro Garnacho. When all hopes seemed to have been lost, Chelsea were awarded a late penalty which was once again brilliantly converted by Cole Palmer. In the space of a single minute, Chelsea scored again through a deflected strike from Cole Palmer to make the final scoreline 4-3 in favour of Mauricio Pochettino's men.
Without any doubt, Cole Palmer was one of Chelsea's best players in this match if not the best as he put up an incredible performance against Manchester United. The English International scored a hattrick in the match to make sure Chelsea defeated Manchester United even when the odds were against them. The 21-year-old was eventually named the man of the match after putting up an incredible performance in this encounter.
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