One Man City player did not shake Cole Palmer’s hand in tunnel before Chelsea match-Cole Palmer enjoyed another clash against former side Manchester City on Saturday but had to go without a handshake from a member of the reigning champions
One Manchester City player did not shake Cole Palmer’s hand in the tunnel before the enthralling match against Chelsea.
The two Premier League sides faced off at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday (February 17), with Pep Guardiola’s side held to a 1-1 draw by the Blues in an action-packed clash.
Raheem Sterling, a former Citizen, opened the scoring just before halftime, his second goal against the reigning champions this season.
While City threatened a victory in the dying minutes of the game, they were unable to breach the Blues’ goal for the second time and were forced to settle for a point, leaving them four points behind league leaders Liverpool with a game in hand.
While there was plenty of action in Manchester’s 95 minutes of football, there was a potentially tense moment in the tunnel before kick-off when Ederson Moraes was the only starting Manchester City player who did not shake the hand of Cole Palmer, who was making his first return to the Etihad since his £42 million move to Chelsea earlier this season.
Palmer was greeted by every City starter while waiting for the referee’s cue to enter the pitch, enjoying brief cuddles with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden but not by the Brazil international – but there is a very logical reason why a handshake did not take place.
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The 21-year-old had only turned around to face the way of the City players after the first player had exited the tunnel, and because that first player was Ederson, the custodian failed to notice the Englishman and therefore missed meeting his former teammate.
Palmer has impressed in his debut season at Chelsea, leading the team with ten Premier League goals and six assists. The aggressive midfielder will play in his first club final next week, when they face Liverpool in the EFL Cup final on Sunday (February 25).
