'Difficult' to keep Rogers move a secret - Palmer

Cole Palmer is excited to play with his best friend Morgan Rogers after his £117m move from Aston Villa.

He says they are "two different players" and played well together in Manchester City's academy together and that he was one of the privileged few to know about Chelsea's move to sign him from under the noses of Arsenal.

"I was just speaking to Morgan. He told me straight away when he knew he was coming. Obviously it didn't get leaked or anything.

"No-one knew. It was just me and him, and probably the people higher up at the club. So it was a difficult secret to keep, but I kept it."

Palmer also joked that Rogers can expect "the bailiffs at his door" should he do his trademarked ice-cold celebration this season...