It was Cole's idea to play twice in a day. He cleared it with Pep and wanted to play. He was brilliant and made no mention of sharing a pitch with Rodri and Phil Foden' Why Cole Palmer played twice in one day

"There are few better sights in football than watching a young player who is playing just as they would in the school yard, with an expressive, care-free abandon that delights the fans and bamboozles the opposition. Fans of a certain vintage would point to Paul Gascoigne's Italia 90 appearances, while a young Wayne Rooney carried this spirit into his early Three Lions performances at Euro 2004."

"Proof of that came in October 2021. After coming off the bench to make just his second Premier League appearance, in the last minute of a 3pm home win against Burnley, he jumped at the chance to get some more minutes in. Palmer would quickly get changed before dashing over the road to score a hat-trick against Leicester U23s in a game that kicked off at 7.30pm. That was Cole's idea, by the way, smiles Barry-Murphy. He'd cleared it all with Pep beforehand."

Cole Palmer plays with expressive, care-free abandon that delights fans and perplexes opponents. He has drawn comparisons to Paul Gascoigne and a young Wayne Rooney for his spontaneous, thrilling approach. He produced exhilarating performances for Manchester City, Chelsea and England that established him as one of the most watchable players in world football. As a youth he split time between senior training under Pep Guardiola and regular U23 matches to secure proper game minutes. In October 2021 he came off the bench in a Premier League win and then dashed across town to score a hat-trick for Leicester U23s that evening, with Guardiola’s approval.

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