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How 'absolutely outstanding' Palmer 'destroyed' Liverpool Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool

For Match of the Day 2 pundits Danny Murphy and Wayne Rooney, there was no doubt that Cole Palmer was the player of the match in Chelsea's win at home to Premier League champions Liverpool on Sunday:

"He was absolutely outstanding," said former Liverpool midfielder Murphy. "What a player. I love watching him play, even if it was destroying my team.

"He's just got such football intelligence, such bravery. His movement, his vision, everything about him. He plays free. I know he has had a tough time recently, I know he has faced a little bit of criticism but you wouldn't know it with today's performance because he was the catalyst for everything."

Rooney added: "He's been on a fantastic run since he has joined Chelsea, he has been the catalyst for Chelsea since he joined the club. He's gone through little periods [this season] where the goals haven't come as much but his performances have still been really good.

"You have these patches and when you are young sometimes it is difficult to understand why you are having them and how to get out of them.

"The best way to get out of them is to keep things simple and what I really like about Cole Palmer is he actually doesn't - he keeps trying to make things happen by trying the difficult passes to have an effect on the game.

"He looks very calm, very cultured and I am sure that goal will really help from now until the end of the season to help Chelsea get a Champions League spot."

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