Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has compared forward Cole Palmer's influence on the team to that of Premier League top scorer Mohamed Salah on Liverpool.

Enzo Maresca has suggested that Cole Palmer is not ‘100 per cent fit’ ahead of Chelsea ’s huge Premier League clash at Manchester City. Chelsea travel to the Etihad on Saturday evening for what could prove to be a pivotal game in the race for the top four.

Enzo Maresca said Cole Palmer can be Chelsea’s answer to Mohamed Salah as he compared the England international’s influence to that of Liverpool’s talisman. The head coach reiterated his praise for Palmer’s display during Monday’s 3-1 victory over Wolves which ended a five-match winless run,