Cole Palmer had a brilliant debut season with Chelsea last term, which saw him earn a place in the England set-up.

However, breaking into the Three Lions first team was a big hurdle, as Gareth Southgate didn’t see Cole Palmer as a starter.

Palmer did not start a single game at the Euros, instead appearing five times as a substitute.

Palmer often made an impact as a substitute, and made a huge impact in the final against Spain as he scored a stunning equaliser.

Cole Palmer has now revealed how some of Gareth Southgate’s decision-making left him wondering ‘why?’.

For Palmer, he had a good season with Chelsea, and also proved himself with England.

“It was frustrating at England, to be fair,” he told GQ. “Not to say that the players aren’t good. But just coming off the back of the season I had, the form I was in, everything I was doing was coming off, so I’m not playing in the first two games even when the team was struggling, it was a bit like, ‘why?’. Do you know what I mean?

“If you bring me on [in] the third game and I don’t do anything, then I can’t really say anything. I just had to try and force my way in. I remember Watkins coming on [in the final], and I was thinking, why not me?”