{"id":168828,"date":"2024-04-05T15:37:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/05\/cole-palmer-reveals-he-supported-chelseas-rivals-as-child-after-stunning-hat-trick\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T15:37:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T15:37:23","slug":"cole-palmer-reveals-he-supported-chelseas-rivals-as-child-after-stunning-hat-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/05\/cole-palmer-reveals-he-supported-chelseas-rivals-as-child-after-stunning-hat-trick\/","title":{"rendered":"Cole Palmer reveals he supported Chelsea\u2019s rivals as child after stunning hat-trick \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Cole Palmer has revealed he grew up as a fan of Manchester United after scoring a hat-trick against them for Chelsea on Thursday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blues pulled off one of the latest comebacks in football history in their 4-3 triumph at Stamford Bridge, with Palmer coming up with goals in the 100th and 101st minutes to turn the match around completely.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea\u00a0raced into a two-goal lead early on through Conor Gallagher and the first of two Palmer penalties, before gifting their visitors a route back into the match via an Alejandro Garnacho strike and Bruno Fernandes header. Garnacho put United head midway through the second half, thanks to a delightful assist from Antony, before Palmer\u2019s stoppage-time efforts secured all three points for the hosts.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<em>TNT Sports<\/em>\u00a0post-match, Palmer \u2013 who taunted United\u2019s away support after they labelled him a \u2018City reject\u2019 \u2013 admitted he was a fan of the Red Devils as a youngster.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/01htpp1bf0cf7enprxsz.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Cole Palmer, Malo Gusto\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Palmer shut out the Man Utd noise \/ Marc Atkins\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cYeah, when I was growing up, I was a\u00a0United\u00a0fan!\u201d Palmer said.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the game as a whole, Palmer said: \u201cWe were 2-0 up and then we made silly mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u200c\u201dWhen the eight minutes got added on [at the end of the second half] it gave us a lift and I thought let\u2019s go for it. It was madness. We need to try to win as many games as possible, but to win like that, there is nothing better.<\/p>\n<p>\u200c\u201dWe thought when we scored the third goal the fans lifted us and I saw the gaffer say there were two minutes left \u2013 and thankfully I scored again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palmer is now joint-second in the\u00a0Premier League\u2019s scoring standings this season, taking his tally to 16 goals with his hat-trick on Thursday \u2013 only Erling Haaland has grabbed more goals.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-281-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-846518\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cole Palmer has revealed he grew up as a fan of Manchester United after scoring a hat-trick against them for Chelsea on Thursday night. 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