Micah Richards was 'gutted' to see Cole Palmer score against Manchester City but admitted his move to Chelsea was the right decision.
Palmer came back to haunt City on Sunday, calmly firing home an added-time penalty to hand Chelsea a point in a dramatic 4-4 draw.
It was the 21-year-old's first appearance against his former side, following his £42.5million move to Stamford Bridge. The departure of Riyad Mahrez seemed to have opened up space for Palmer to develop at City and he scored in both the Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup.
But the attacking midfielder thought more consistent football would come at Chelsea and Richards is happy to see him succeed. ALSO READ: City player ratings vs Chelsea as Ederson and Silva good in Premier League classic ALSO READ: City's next six Premier League fixtures compared to Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool "It’s a good question because I would have never sold him, just because I knew what he could do," Richards told The Rest Is Football when asked if he'd have sold Palmer. "The thing is with Manchester City, they produce so many good players and obviously they buy top players too, so you can’t have everyone. "If you can get £42m for someone that didn’t play that many games.
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