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Alan Shearer sends Cole Palmer message amid 'best of the lot' England admission

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Alan Shearer is a huge fan of Cole Palmer.

The former Newcastle United and England striker took to X (formerly Twitter) after Palmer scored four goals in the first half of Chelsea’s 4-2 win over Brighton yesterday - a feat never achieved by a player previously.

Shearer simply posted to X: “Cole Palmer.” Followed by several ‘clapping’ emojis. The 22-year-old Palmer is now second in the Premier League goalscoring chart with six strikes, trailing just Man City forward Erling Haaland who heads up the list on 10 goals.

The records kept tumbling for Palmer yesterday afternoon; since the start of the 2023-24 season, he has been involved directly in more goals than any other Premier League player with 43 goal contributions - 28 goals, and 15 assists.

Soon after the fourth goal went in, Shearer told the Premier League website : "Four goals eh? Unbelievable, special player. Great character, nothing phases him. Incredible ability."

Later in the day, Match of the Day pundits and Shearer’s BBC colleagues gave their thoughts on Palmer’s exceptional performance.

Theo Walcott said: "He has grown into his own at Chelsea and he is the main man. You can't leave him out of any team, and I am talking about England too.

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"He is so gifted, he will have that awe around him so that players are afraid of him. If he continues like this, he going to be a legend of the Premier League."

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards added: “When he scored 22 goals last season, we asked: Could he do it again? We don’t talk about his movement enough, the timing of his runs are brilliant. Everything he does is effortless in the way he does it.

"In terms of brains of footballers, he is so ahead of the game. An absolute joy to watch. He has everything. When you become the main man, you are marked by two people, but he still delivers.”

Former England striker Gary Lineker, Match of the Day's presenter, explained: "Every time I see him, he takes my breath away. An extraordinary footballer. Of all the talented players England have got, he might be the best of the lot."