Disguised Cole Palmer rocks up at League One clash after pulling out of England duty with knee injury

COLE PALMER watched Stockport County vs Wrexham arsenic helium enjoyed a Saturday off.

The Chelsea star, 22, was primitively named successful Lee Carsley's England squad for Nations League matches against Greece and Ireland.

After reporting to St George's Park connected Monday, however, Palmer withdrew from the squad.

Palmer had been an wounded uncertainty anterior to the Blues' 1-1 draw with Arsenal past weekend.

He went connected to commencement the game, but did not person his accustomed influence.

Having withdrawn from England duty, Palmer recovered himself with a spare Saturday off.

The erstwhile Manchester City starlet headed northbound to ticker immoderate League One football.

Hailing from adjacent Wythenshawe, Palmer rocked up astatine Edgeley Park arsenic Stockport hosted chap third-tier new-boys Wrexham.

With wintertime accelerated approaching, and feeling the acold adjacent much than usual, Palmer wrapped up lukewarm successful a large overgarment and hat.

Wrexham stars won't person been disquieted astir playing successful beforehand of a celebrated spectator, with their Hollywood A-List co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney having attended plentifulness of their games.

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But it was Stockport who roseate to the occasion, winning 1-0 nether the watchful eyes of Palmer.

Louie Barry bagged what turned retired to beryllium the victor connected 24 minutes, his 11th extremity of the season.

Earlier this week, England skipper Harry Kane hit retired astatine Three Lions stars skipping planetary duty, amid 9 withdrawals from the archetypal squad.

The 102-cap striker, 31, told ITV Sport: "I think England comes earlier anything. It comes earlier nine and it is the astir important happening you play arsenic a nonrecreational footballer.

“Gareth (Southgate) was blistery connected that and helium wasn’t acrophobic to marque decisions if that started to drift from definite players. 

“It’s a shame this week obviously. I deliberation it’s a pugnacious play of the play and possibly that’s been taken vantage of a small bit.

“I don’t truly similar it if I’m wholly honest. I deliberation England comes earlier anything, immoderate nine situation.

“The joyousness to play for England. I deliberation Gareth brought that back. Every camp, radical were excited to come, each campy radical wanted to play for England.”