Morgan Rogers has said it is an ‘honour’ to play alongside close friend Cole Palmer for Chelsea.
Rogers and Palmer lined up together for the first time as Chelsea teammates during the club’s 3-2 win at Fulham on Monday night, with both players on the scoresheet as the Xabi Alonso era began with three points.
Rogers joined Chelsea in a £117m club record move from Aston Villa earlier this summer, reuniting with former Manchester City academy teammate Palmer.
The pair came through the ranks in City’s youth set-up and have featured together for England at various age groups. However, Rogers said it is ‘really nice’ to reconnect at club level and is confident the two can have success together at Chelsea.
“It was really nice to play with Cole,” he said to Sky Sports.
“It was something we’ve spoken about for a while, obviously, we’ve done it on an international level but to do it for the club week-in-week-out and day-in-day-out is an honour really. It’s just the start.
“Everyone knows how good he [Palmer] is. He’s had a difficult year with injuries last year. You can see it in his eyes in pre-season and in training that he’s ready this year. He’s ready to prove people wrong.”
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