Cesc Fabregas praises Cole Palmer after Chelsea star reaches impressive milestone against Burnley
Cole Palmer has been Chelsea’s best player this season, according to Cesc Fabregas (Picture: Getty)
Cesc Fabregas says Cole Palmer has ‘without a doubt’ been Chelsea’s standout performer this season after the attacking midfielder joined him in an elite club of just five players with his double against Burnley last weekend.
Palmer twice put Chelsea in front at Stamford Bridge but Vincent Kompany’s side – reduced to ten men after Lorenz Assignon’s sending off – hit back on both occasions and the points were shared.
The result means the Blues remain stuck down in 12th place in the Premier League table, trailing leaders and bitter rivals Arsenal by 28 points, ahead of their clash with Manchester United this evening.
Chelsea’s performance against Burnley was in many ways a microcosm of the team’s season as a whole, with summer signing Palmer proving one of the few shining lights in what has been a desperately disappointing campaign.
The Manchester City academy graduate has now registered 13 goals and eight assists in the top flight this term, meaning he is one of only five players in history to reach 20 goal involvements in their debut season for the club.
Only Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (32 goal involvements), Diego Costa (23), Fabregas (21) and Eden Hazard (20) have achieved the feat before Palmer, who became the youngest of those mentioned to reach hit the milestone with his brace on Saturday.
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