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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca insists that Cole Palmer has to do more to avoid being man-marked into anonymity during games

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Cole Palmer must do more to stop being man-marked out of matches — with Chelsea’s manager adding that not even his England superstar is safe from being dropped.

As strange as it sounds, given Palmer’s reliability since signing for £42.5million from Manchester City and his ability to become Chelsea’s match-winner in a flash, some supporters have been calling for Joao Felix to get more of a chance over their 22-year-old creator.

That clamour followed Chelsea’s 0-0 draw at Everton, when they missed out on going top and Felix was an unused substitute.