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Gary Neville has been left with egg on his face after comments he made about Cole Palmer's signing by Chelsea have resurfaced, following his latest startling performance.
The 21-year-old joined his former Manchester City team-mate Erling Haaland atop the Premier League goalscoring charts with a four-haul to help demolish Everton on Monday night.
Palmer was one of 12 players to arrive at the club for a fee in a 'mad' summer window and Neville - speaking back in September - did not expect his signing to be anything special.
In fact, he believed the £42.5million deal was further evidence of the Blues' erratic recruitment strategy under Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital.
'It's just a little bit mad, isn't it?' He said
