Enzo Maresca felt Cole Palmer was “very good” against Everton despite another game passing in which he didn’t score.Palmer has now gone 17 games without scoring following the vital 1-0 win

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.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca offered an honest verdict on a range of his players this weekend, lauding the impact of Romeo Lavia in particular while defending the underwhelming form of goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and Cole Palmer.