One word — accompanied by a beaming smile emoji — captioned the story posted on Cole Palmer’s official Instagram account earlier this month, commenting on a clip of his spectacularly impudent first of four goals in a 6-0 home win over Everton a year ago.

In the embargoed section of yesterday’s press conference, manager Enzo Maresca was asked about Cole Palmer’s continued goal drought, which stretches all the way back to mid-January,

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has denied his tactics are to blame for Cole Palmer's dry spell in front of goal. The Blues' top scorer, who has 14 goals all competitions this season, has not found the back of the net in his last 16 games - a run dating back to January 14 and one which represents an enormous drop-off compared to last season's return of 27 goals.