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Mauricio Pochettino has acknowledged Cole Palmer’s impact at Chelsea since he arrived at the club.

Palmer was a deadline day signing for the Blues, joining from Manchester City for just over £40m last month.

The 21-year-old has shown incredible maturity and great match-reading ability since the move, scoring a couple of goals, and creating numerous chances for the Blues.

Poch was very delighted with Palmer’s performance against Brentford – a match his side however, did end up losing 2-0 – and had wonderful things to say about the attacking midfielder afterwards.

“He showed a great performance with character and personality,” Pochettino observed, as quoted by the official Chelsea website.

“We are happy with the way he has arrived. He arrived on the last day of the transfer window but is playing like he’s been here ten years, showing his character and personality.

“I cannot say ‘I didn’t expect that’ but also if I say I expected it then I’m lying. You create expectation always when you sign a player but, of course, he’s doing well.

“You only feel the player when you have the player, and from day one when he started to train, you could see the talent. He still needs time to improve.”