Cole Palmer, the playmaker, spoke briefly with Raheem Sterling prior to his penalty kick, which he coolly put home to give Chelsea the equalizer in their thrilling match against Manchester City.

Cole Palmer relived the sequence of events leading up to his thrilling, last-second penalty equalizer against Manchester City.

Palmer has also disclosed that he received a notification shortly after his cool-headed spot-kick informing him that he has been called up to the senior England side. After Ruben Dias fouled Armando Broja, Palmer calmly stroked in the game’s final equalizer with his Chelsea team down deep into added time at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The match ended in an eight-goal thriller.

“I thought ‘it’s my time’ when I saw the referee give it,” stated the 21-year-old. “What’s happening?” asked Raz (Sterling) when I spoke with him. I said, “I want to take it.” He replied, “Fine.” I did ponder about my former club and other things as I felt like I was waiting for a while. However, I simply chose a location and attempted to place the ball there when I set it down.

Cole Palmer’s dad rejected son’s suggestion as his Pep Guardiola prediction came true

Having been at City for 15 years, Palmer’s phone was jammed with messages when he got back to the dressing-room but amongst the congratulations and cursing from his friends was the one that said Gareth Southgate wanted him in the senior squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.

Palmer stated, “I received the message shortly after the game.” “My phone was ringing nonstop because my friends are City supporters.” However, I read the call-up notification twice after that. It was verified. My dad was with my mother when I called him right away, so I informed them. The truth is, they were enthralled. It was a moment of pride. All of us were merely humming.

And the chance to earn his first senior cap comes as a quick reward for his audacious September departure from Pep Guardiola and the triple champions. For the young man from Wythenshawe, a Manchester neighborhood and City supporter, it was undoubtedly not an easy one.

Reflecting on the agonising, although relatively short, process of making the switch to Stamford Bridge, Palmer said: “It happened fast. I really didn’t know what to do. I was thinking about it for a couple of days, every minute of the day, and then I thought that for my career, I have to go and get regular game time.

It was a major step for me because I had never left Manchester—not even on a loan or anything similar—so moving there by myself was significant. It was challenging the first time I went down there because I was staying in a hotel, but now I feel more at home.

“You are aware of Pep’s exceptional managerial abilities, and I will always be appreciative of him for providing me with the chance and foundation to launch my career. Could you imagine the consequences if I had stayed at City? I might have played more, might not have. However, I believe that choosing to attend Chelsea thus far has paid off.