Tottenham vs Chelsea LIVE RESULT: Cole Palmer scores Panenka as Blues fight back from TWO GOALS down to secure epic win

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'We deserved to win'

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was clearly delighted with the win - and could even joke around about Cucurella's boot issue.

He told Sky Sports: "For the fans and for us, I said in the week that we were working to make the fans happy, and today they can be happy."

On Cucurella, he added: "He said to me after the game that he was trying to bring emotion to the game.

"No, being serious, to come this stadium against this team and be 2-0 down, but continue then with the same plan on and off the ball and then second half we changed things tactically. I think overall we deserved to win.

"It's more a question for Marc. They are mature enough to decide what boots they need for the game. The most important thing is that we were 2-0 but we continued the same way to create chances."

Better than Zola?

Jamie Carragher made a bold claim after the game, stating Palmer has already done more than the Italian magician did in his iconic years in Blue.

Carragher said: "He gets the penalties and he is involved in the Enzo Fernandez goal as well. People fear when he has the ball.

"He hasn't been playing for the best team. When you look at Chelsea over the years, you look at flair players you look at Gianfranco Zola and Eden Hazard. He has probably done more than Zola already in his 18 months at the club.

"He is going to go down as one of the biggest players for Chelsea if he keeps doing what he is doing. He is a very special player, and that's not just in the Premier League it is in Europe and world football as well."

'We needed to win and we did'

Cole Palmer had the coollest head in north London when he stepped up to score an outrageous Panenka penalty and seal the win.

Palmer scored his second of the game to take his tally for the season to nine for the season - plus six assists.

Speaking after the game, he told Sky Sports: "We knew it was going to be tough so to win is good.

"When I stepped back and looked at the clock I thought it's a bit frantic, the game is all over the place and I thought the keeper was ready to dive so I just chipped it.

"I'm just trying to score and thankfully it went in."

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