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,

Cole Palmer was Chelsea's worst player vs Everton and we can't quite believe we're saying this, but we're not sure he currently merits a place in the team.