Chelsea confirm selection boost ahead of Manchester United visit

Missing from the matchday squad at Anfield on Wednesday night was Cole Palmer.

A statement via the Premier League website reads: “Despite being sent off for two bookable offences in Chelsea's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, and receiving an automatic one-match suspension, Cole Palmer will not miss any Premier League matches.

“Instead, he served his suspension in Chelsea's fourth round encounter with Liverpool in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.”

Cole Palmer has served his suspension after being sent off against Tottenham

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In a boost for Alonso, Chelsea have confirmed that Palmer is in contention to face Man United - who are on a run of eight games without a win across all competitions.

While the majority of Blues players who featured at Anfield were inside doing recovery work in the gym at Cobham, Palmer was out on the grass along with Valentin Barco and Marco Palestra.

"We spoke,” Alonso said before the Liverpool game. “He knows the mistake he made.

“It's things he can avoid. Let's hope it's not going to be repeated. He's mature. It was a mistake.”