One word — accompanied by a beaming smile emoji — captioned the story posted on Cole Palmer’s official Instagram account earlier this month, commenting on a clip of his spectacularly impudent first of four goals in a 6-0 home win over Everton a year ago.

In the embargoed section of yesterday’s press conference, manager Enzo Maresca was asked about Cole Palmer’s continued goal drought, which stretches all the way back to mid-January,

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca offered an honest verdict on a range of his players this weekend, lauding the impact of Romeo Lavia in particular while defending the underwhelming form of goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and Cole Palmer.