GARY NEVILLE has lashed out at Cole Palmer for talking with Pep Guardiola after Chelsea’s loss at Manchester City. The Blues collapsed to a 3-1 loss at the Etihad despite taking an early

I want to say something about Cole Palmer. Those travelling Chelsea fans don’t want to see that…' 😳 Neville isn't happy with what he saw after

Chelsea travel to the Etihad Stadium to take on Manchester City on Saturday, with former Blues winger Cole Palmer a doubt for the visitors.

Noni Madueke had punished debutant Abdukodir Khusanov’s error inside two minutes, but City hit back to level through Josko Gvardiol before half-time. A mistake from Robert Sanchez then allowed Erling Haaland to put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead, before Phil Foden crowned a 3-1 victory.

Enzo Maresca has suggested that Cole Palmer is not ‘100 per cent fit’ ahead of Chelsea ’s huge Premier League clash at Manchester City. Chelsea travel to the Etihad on Saturday evening for what could prove to be a pivotal game in the race for the top four.

It is, for both Chelsea and Manchester City, a very important match indeed. But it is also a ‘here’s what you could have won’ moment for Pep Guardiola and City — Cole Palmer ’s return to his former club a subplot that is impossible to overlook.

He quickly became a key figure in the 49-year-old's backroom staff, following him to Swansea City, Brighton and then Chelsea, where he worked as chief analyst. Unfortunately for Enzo Maresca, the Blues have lost Macaulay to a Premier League rival just hours before they face Manchester City.