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Man City's loss very much looks to be Chelsea's gain as Cole Palmer makes an instant impact following £40m switch... versatile and intelligent star will have few regrets as he faces his old club for the first time

Cole Palmer used to be given metaphorical gold stars when he began training with Pep Guardiola.

He'd always do something described as 'special' in those sessions. Shift onto the left peg, swish the top right-hand corner. Classic Palmer. Players and staff stopped with the surprise after a while.

The only surprise is that Palmer isn't still at Manchester City and thriving. He wants to go back some point soon to say thank you to academy staff for the years of hard work put into his development because he never got the chance to bid farewell.