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“I felt confident.” Palmer has now also ensured Chelsea felt the satisfaction of a victory that was genuinely important, both for himself and the club.It greatly improves his club’s prospects of Champions League football with three games to go, two of them away to rivals for the places in Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest.

Palmer knows that is the sort of stage he should be on.

The Chelsea supporters of course booed it, and many fans would say there is an argument that this kind of obligation should be done away with in a tribal sport like football.

Virgil van Dijk leads champions Liverpool onto the pitch at Stamford Bridge (REUTERS)

It was hard not to wonder what a player like Palmer feels in such a moment.

Social media nowadays, it’s full of idiots, trolls, I don’t pay no attention to that.”

Palmer was close to a sensational goal as he looked to beat Alisson at his near post (Action Images via Reuters)

While there’s an argument this was needless, what was more important was the responsibility that Palmer evidently felt to his team over those barren months.

you're letting your team down at the end of the day.”

Against the champions, he lifted them up, when they most needed it

This wasn’t all down to Palmer, of course.

The Dutch manager did make mention of how he feels Chelsea are one of the best sides in the league, capable of supreme levels.

They certainly are when Palmer is playing like this.
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