Chelsea hosts Arsenal this weekend, aiming to inflict another defeat on their bitter London rivals. Cole Palmer will be a key player in the game, and the visitors have likely devised a plan to stop or slow him down.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta briefly shared his plan to slow down one of the best Premier League players. Arsenal have enjoyed success in this fixture in the last few years but head into Sunday’s clash on the back of two straight defeats.
Arteta’s team has also fallen back in the Premier League title race. After 10 games, they are seven points behind leaders Liverpool.
The 22-year-old forward has scored seven goals in the league so far but has struggled against top sides this season.
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“That’s a question that all the managers in the league have had in the last year or so and he’s still managed to impact games in the right way. We will have a plan not just for Cole but to try minimise their threats qualities and to try and exploit all their weaknesses. Like any other team,” per Football London.
Palmer has scored once in his last four matches, but did not score against Manchester City, Manchester United, and Liverpool.
Last season, he scored 22 league goals, one of them against the Gunners.
