Chelsea stars Palmer, Rogers continue Player of the Match debate after Leeds win

Chelsea players Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers person continued their disagreement implicit who won the authoritative Player of the Match grant aft the Blues’ thrilling triumph implicit Leeds United successful the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.

Rogers provided 4 assists arsenic the Blues scored six goals successful a singular second-half comeback against the Whites. Meanwhile, Palmer scored 2 goals during the lucifer astatine Stamford Bridge and was awarded the authoritative Player of the Match rubric by Sky Sports.

In enactment with tradition, Sky Sports interviews 2 players from the aforesaid team, with 1 subordinate presenting the Player of the Match trophy to the other. However, Rogers firmly believed that Palmer should person been the 1 to contiguous the grant to him.

Rogers responded connected Sky Sports erstwhile asked if helium would contiguous the grant to Palmer: “Unfortunately, yeah. It’s rigged, honestly, it’s rigged.”

Before the interrogation started, Sky Sports cameras captured Rogers expressing his vexation astir not receiving the grant himself.

“I got 4 assists!

“Na...