Chelsea’s former Manchester City players, Cole Palmer and Raheem Sterling are of the opinion that their new club, the Blues deserve to take all three points.
Chelsea held the Premier League champions to a 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday with Sterling and Palmer scoring against their former clubs.
Erling Haaland scored twice while Manuel Akanji and Rodri also registered their names on the scoresheet.
The other scorers for Chelsea were Thiago Silva and Nicolas Jackson.
Sterling told Sky Sports, “It was a good game, we wanted to win the game and continue the win we got last week. We fought, went behind and came back, that shows the mentality of the team.
“There have been some setbacks, even after some disappointing results we are making those steps little by little.
“I had a great time in City, people know what I can do. It’s just going out there and performing. The building block the team is doing, I’m proud to be part of it.”
Palmer told Sky Sports: “[It’s the] very straight first time I played against City. I have great respect for the club I spent 15 years at. Great to see some friends, we were unlucky to get the win.
“I have many City fans at home, but it’s the game.”
On his penalty, he added: “It was a long time waiting, but I felt confident. I’ve had a few now, I kept focused in the 90-something minute. I won’t say I work on penalties, I don’t. I just trusted in my ability.
“I was excited to see the game, we went behind a few times and bounced back.”
