'One of the most intelligent through-balls you will ever see'

A while back I wrote about my initial thoughts on seeing Cole Palmer come on in his first substitute appearance for Manchester City: "I think I have just seen the new Kevin de Bruyne," I ventured.

Much surprise from my colleagues followed but, at the weekend, the youngster produced a pass that De Bruyne would not only have been proud of, but might just have classed as one of the best of his career.

Back in the dark ages when I used to do TV analysis, I would have demanded to deconstruct the entire move, swinging the camera around 360 degrees and then using the technology to give the precise angle that Palmer could see in the moment.

What that would have shown you was something different again.

From the TV camera angles it looks like a great pass, but from his eyeline it was one of the best, most intelligent through-balls you will ever see.

It was that brilliant.

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