Mail have today confirmed what we reported exclusively yesterday through our writer Simon Phillips – that Cole Palmer has gone for a second scan on the muscle injury which ruled him out

Cole Palmer has opened up on leaving Manchester City and revealed why he didn’t want to leave the club permanently. Palmer made the switch from his boyhood club to Chelsea in the summer of 2023 in a deal worth £42.5m and hasn’t looked back.

Playing without Cole Palmer for the first time in the Premier League all season, Chelsea were held at arm’s length by an Arsenal side who, with their own attacking struggles, declared early on the 1-0 lead forged by Mikel Merino’s set-piece header and never looked like setting it slip.