Pep Guardiola told he made transfer mistake as Cole Palmer inspires Chelsea again

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been told he made a mistake in letting Cole Palmer leave after another fine display for Chelsea.

Chelsea emerged narrow 1-0 victors over Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon to return to winning ways after a disappointing defeat to Middlesbrough in the week.

And Mauricio Pochettino can thank Palmer for the win, scoring his ninth Premier League goal of the season — and his fifth from the penalty spot.

But it was his pass to release Raheem Sterling that led to the penalty — a brilliant reversed pass that left Fulham defenders with whiplash.

Palmer signed from City in the summer for £40million in a surprise move late in the transfer window but he has proved to be one of Chelsea's most important players.

And Guardiola, who told the 21-year-old that he must stay or leave permanently, has been told he might have made a mistake in letting Palmer go.

Arsenal legend Martin Keown even compared the youngster to City star Kevin de Bruyne for his passing ability.

Speaking on commentary for talkSPORT: «Palmer played a De Bruyne-like pass, it’s the kind of pass we hadn’t seen in this game yet.

“Palmer sees these opportunities on the pitch. We talk about a helicopter vision of the game from De Bruyne, and I think Palmer has that as well.

»I think Palmer is the one young player here who sees himself with that calmness. It was never in doubt [scoring the penalty], he's so confident in front of goal.

“It’s been a game where Chelsea have totally dominated but haven’t shown any composure, but there was plenty on view from Palmer there. They should call him Cold Palmer.

“Palmer’s statistics are phenomenal — there’s only Jude Bellingham ahead of him as an Under-21 player throughout Europe, it’s