Cole Palmer fires back at ‘idiots’ and swears in live Sky Sports interview having finally ended his goal drought in Chelsea’s win over Liverpool

Cole Palmer blasted social media as ‘full of idiots’ after he finally broke his goal drought to down Premier League title winners Liverpool and boost Chelsea’s Champions League charge.

Palmer had faced criticism from online trolls for going 18 games without scoring but he buried a stoppage-time penalty to confirm victory at Stamford Bridge.

That first strike since January 14 came after he had been involved in both of Chelsea’s other goals with them currently sitting fifth.

Palmer accidentally swore live on television while being interviewed by Sky Sports as the 22-year-old England international said: ‘S*** happens. I went three months without scoring but it gives me more motivation and fight to do well.

‘Not just for myself, but for the team. Social media these days is just full of idiots, basically. The trolls and that. I don’t pay any attention to that. To score, I’m happy, but it’s only one and I’ve got to keep improving and try to reach new levels.

‘If you’re getting chances and you’re not scoring, you’re letting your team down at the end of the day. Personally, I feel like I’m mentally strong. Whatever people say doesn’t bother me, I’ve had it all my life growing up so I don’t really care. 

Palmer scoreed from the penalty spot in stoppage-time to seal a 3-1 win over Liverpool

The 22-year-old didn’t pay attention to ‘trolls’ during three-month drought in front of goal

‘Obviously I feel pride in helping the team and if I’m not doing that I’m not happy. Today I felt like myself. I felt confident, was trying things, first time passes, playing forward, playing free.’

Maresca added on Palmer: ‘Cole was happy this week, scoring in the training session. For sure, when he doesn’t score, he is not happy.

‘All the games are going to be tough. The reason the players, staff, and everyone was happy was because you need to win games. This was also the best environment with the fans that we’ve had. We need this to continue.’