""Cole, he trained this morning, he had a test this morning to play this game," said Maresca. "He was not 100% fit. He made a fantastic effort to play this game, but he was not 100%.""
""It's a problem that is already a long time for him, he's groin again," said Maresca. "He did, this morning, a test. He wants to play this game for the team to be close, so the effort has been huge from him. "But then after 20 minutes he starts to feel something. so we decided to change him.""
Cole Palmer trained on the morning of the Manchester United match and underwent a fitness test but was not fully fit. Palmer made a significant effort to be available despite an ongoing groin problem. Chelsea went a goal down and lost goalkeeper Robert Sánchez to a red card before Palmer was substituted after 20 minutes. Palmer returned to the bench with an ice pack on his upper thigh. The 23-year-old had only recently returned from a groin injury and had started the midweek Bayern Munich match. The groin issue recurred, prompting an early substitution.
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