Champions League: A talent like Cole Palmer difficult to find, says Pep Guardiola

Champions League: A talent like Cole Palmer difficult to find, says Pep Guardiola

Manchester City’s latest home-grown starlet Cole Palmer announced his arrival on the European stage on Tuesday with a maturely taken goal that had manager Pep Guardiola purring over his ability. The 19-year-old midfielder came on for the last 25 minutes and scored the fourth in a 5-1 victory as the English champions ran riot in Belgium against Club Brugge to put their Champions League campaign back on track.

Pep Guardiola has no intention of rushing Cole Palmer despite cameo in City win

The highly rated 19-year-old came off the bench and scored a classy goal

Palmer has special quality

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola compares player development to cooking a meal as he calls for patience over Cole Palmer.

Cole Palmer hailed by Pep Guardiola for 'special quality in front of the box'

Asked whether Palmer could go on loan for regular minutes; Guardiola cited Foden's development in saying teen would "absolutely not" leave in January.

Cole Palmer hailed by Pep Guardiola for ‘special quality in front of the box’

Asked whether Palmer could go on loan for regular minutes; Guardiola cited Foden's development in saying teen would "absolutely not" leave in January.