Roy Keane explains why ‘brilliant’ Cole Palmer is a player ‘you’d pay to watch’

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With Lee Carsley opting to start Cole Palmer in an attacking midfield role for England’s Nations League encounter with Greece, much attention was quickly about how to get the best out of the Three Lions side with him involved - and why he could be such an important player. Palmer was named England’s men’s player of the year recently - though was yet to even collect ten senior caps at the time, with the fixture against the Greeks bringing up his double figures. That’s the opinion of former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, who singled out Palmer’s mindset and technical qualities as the keys to making him such an impressive performer. “He’s streetwise, he’s had brilliant coaching, you can see he knows the game inside out with his decision making and final pass.” Fellow pundit Ian Wright similarly hailed Palmer’s ability on the ball and capacity to set the rhythm for his team - and insisted that along with England’s other talented attacking options - including Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham - the future was bright for the national team.