Pep Guardiola comments on Cole Palmer's success at Chelsea

The playmaker barely played for the Cityzens during his two seasons with the first-team and he eventually made the move to the Blues last summer. Palmer has since been a revelation with 25 goals and 13 assists from just 41 games. When asked about Palmer's exceptional start at Chelsea , Guardiola said: "He was asking for two seasons to leave Man City . I said: stay. He wanted to leave. What can we do?!" "He’s an exceptional player with super potential. I didn't give him the minutes he deserves that he now has at Chelsea ." The Blues face City in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday and they will be aiming to surprise them with a victory at the Wembley Stadium. They came close to doing so at the Etihad earlier this year. They held onto a 1-0 lead for 40 minutes before Rodri scored a late deflected equaliser.