Liverpool defender names Chelsea star as one of one of his favourite Premier League players

Cole Palmer has earned the respect of the opposition ahead of Chelsea's clash against Liverpool next week

Kostas Tsimikas has named Cole Palmer as one of his favourite players in the Premier League. The Liverpool defender and the Chelsea midfielder will lock horns at Anfield after the international break, knowing a win could prove decisive in the title race.

Palmer featured 33 times for the Blues in the English top-flight last season, netting 22 goals and setting up 11. He directly contributed towards more goals than any other player, earning the Young Player of the Season award.

The 22-year-old has picked up from where he left off, scoring six and assisting five in seven games. Enzo Maresca will be hoping that Palmer continues his excellent vein of form when Chelsea lock horns with Liverpool in a week or so.

Nevertheless, Arne Slot's side appear well aware of the England international's quality, with Tsimikas issuing a glowing assessment. Speaking to The Independent, the Reds left-back said: "Of course, everybody knows England has the best talent in the world.

"I played against many of them for Liverpool so I know them quite well. Cole Palmer is personally one of the players I like the most. Always he delivers. He played very, very good in Chelsea. If he plays we have to be spot on from minute one."

Noni Madueke has also heaped great praise on Palmer this month, claiming that the 'sky's the limit'. Speaking to reporters ahead of England's Nations League clash against Greece at Wembley Stadium on Thursday night, the Chelsea winger said: "Cole is a phenomenal player.

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"In terms of the best player in the world, I don't know if I should be the one to decide that. I think the sky's the limit for him. I don't know if he has a ceiling. I don't know what his ceiling is.

"But I feel like the form that he's showing now is incredible. And I just hope he can continue that. Me and Cole have a great relationship off the pitch and on the pitch as well. So it's always fun playing with him, I get to play with him every week."

Madueke added: "It would be fun if we can get to play with each other for England, definitely. Cole's a very unique player. A type of player that doesn't feel pressure, in the most pressurised situations. I admire that about him.

"He's a great footballer. And I'm sure he's going to produce for England, just as he does for Chelsea. It's just his demeanour really, he's just relaxed. He's just as relaxed off the pitch as he is on the pitch. That’s just him. Some people are just like that.

"That's his character. And it works for him on the pitch. Some people have a character where they're relaxed off the pitch but know they need to really focus and really zone in.

"I'm not saying that Cole's not zoned in when he's on the pitch, but I feel that Cole's just unique in that sense, where he can just go on the pitch, play the game, have fun, play the game to enjoy it, and he'll produce anyway. That's just him."

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