‘You’re being played here’ blasts Neville as he slams Palmer for laughing with Guardiola after Chelsea lose to Man City

GARY NEVILLE has lashed retired astatine Cole Palmer for his behaviour aft Chelsea's nonaccomplishment astatine Manchester City.

The Blues collapsed to a 3-1 loss astatine the Etihad contempt taking an aboriginal pb done Noni Madueke.

Palmer joined Chelsea from City successful September 2023 in a £42.5million deal.

The 22-year-old has gone connected to become an England regular since leaving the Etihad for regular football.

Following the Blues' decision connected Saturday night, City brag Pep Guardiola singled retired Palmer for a chat.

The brace were seen laughing and joking unneurotic connected the tract aft Palmer's 2nd instrumentality to City since his big-money move.

Sky pundit Neville was not impressed - and insisted immoderate specified reunion should person happened down closed doors.

Neville told Sky Sports: "[Palmer] didn't bash capable retired connected that transportation successful the 2nd half.

"He's an astonishing player, perfectly brilliant.

"But those Chelsea fans that person travelled today, 3,000 to 4,000 implicit successful that acold corner, they wanted amended than that.

"They don't truly privation to spot you conversing with the absorption manager and smiling astatine the extremity of game."

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The brace were seen sharing a gag earlier walking towards the tunnels astatine the Etihad.

And Neville believes it was a powerfulness determination from Guardiola - who "played" his erstwhile star.

Neville continued: "He was smiling with him - Pep Guardiola does that.

"Cole, you're being played, you're being played here.

"I'm not being aged schoolhouse here. But determination was thing astir that erstwhile I thought, Pep Guardiola is playing you here.

"I cognize he's had him [at City], but helium didn't play him present and helium sold him."

One instrumentality agreed connected X: "It’s specified a treble modular that radical conscionable fto Pep ever bash this. He ne'er does it aft a decision too."

Another said: "It’s the mode Pep ever stands successful beforehand of the subordinate to forestall them from conscionable walking disconnected the pitch, making definite the camera gets a accidental to adjacent successful connected them. It’s embarrassing."

While a 3rd countered: "What’s incorrect with that, helium utilized to beryllium his manager."

Following Saturday's loss, Chelsea person present won conscionable 1 of their past 5 Premier League games.

They person slipped backmost to sixth, with City replacing them successful the apical four.