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Cole Palmer proved he's the man for the big occasions - now it's time to see the Chelsea star shining alongside Jude Bellingham for England, writes DANNY MURPHY

Cole Palmer's match-winning performance for Chelsea in the Conference League final proved, once again, that the big occasions never faze the best players.

Palmer plays with a special freedom. He's a risk-taker who's able to seize any moment to alter the course of a game. Those players are rare.

Even when he wasn't scoring this season, I was never worried because he was creating chances and I'd seen enough to know what a wonderful talent he is.

Palmer showed great mental strength, too, against Real Betis. It would have been easy to get frustrated with the lack of ball and space but, when you are such an intelligent player, you know the game always becomes stretched and your chance will come.