Express Sport – Cool Cole
The back page of the Daily Express leads on the Manchester City vs Chelsea match, in particular Cole Palmer who scored from the spot for the Blues.
Three Chelsea stars prove point as Pochettino’s comments haunt him in Man City thriller
EXPRESS SPORTS SAYS Chelsea fought back from a losing position three times against champions Manchester City to salvage a 4-4 draw after a sensational end to a thrilling encounter at Stamford Bridge. Erling Haaland scored twice for the visitors along with Manuel Akanji, but goals from Thiago Silva, Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson underlined Mauricio Pochettino’s side’s fighting spirit. Rodri’s deflected effort looked to have snatched all three points, before Cole Palmer came back to stun his former club with a stoppage-time penalty.
Haaland’s penalty put the visitors in front before Silva headed home expertly from a corner on 29 minutes to score his first goal in 18 months. Chelsea then took advantage of an error from Josko Gvardiol with Sterling scoring against his former club, before Manuel Akanji levelled the game at 2-2 in first-half stoppage time to bring an end to a pulsating opening 45 minutes.
