Cole Palmer blasted social media as ‘full of idiots’ after he finally broke his goal drought to down Premier League title winners Liverpool and boost Chelsea’s Champions League charge.
Palmer had faced criticism from online trolls for going 18 games without scoring but he buried a stoppage-time penalty to confirm victory at Stamford Bridge.
That first strike since January 14 came after he had been involved in both of Chelsea’s other goals with them currently sitting fifth.
Sky Sports were forced to apologise after he swore during an interview with them, saying: ‘S*** happens.