Cole Palmer will be rested for three weeks in order to manage a groin injury which has persisted.
He was substituted early in Chelsea’s 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford after the groin injury reoccurred. The injury also surfaced in the club’s preseason games after the Club World Cup in July.
Enzo Maresca said this move to rest him for three weeks is to protect him in order not to aggravate his injury.
“Yes, we decided to protect a little bit Cole, in terms of not letting his injury get worse.
We decided to rest him for two to three weeks until the international break to see if with that rest he can recover 100% and to be fit after the international break.
“I don’t think he needs surgery but it is just to manage the pain in his groin. We have decided to be a little bit conservative with him,” he said.
Palmer’s injury has affected the number of games he has had this season as he has just started three of Chelsea’s seven games and missed two of England’s World Games qualifiers in September.
