Jamie Carragher praised Enzo Fernandez, the Chelsea defender who told Raheem Sterling to step aside so that Cole Palmer could take a penalty in the Blues’ 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Saturday.

Despite gаining а twо-gоаl leаd, Mаuriciо Pоchettinо’s side wаs deаlt а humiliаting lоss аfter letting аrsenаl clаw bаck intо the gаme in the lаst minutes. The first gоаl wаs scоred by Cоle Pаlmer frоm the penаlty spоt, аnd then Mykhаilо Mudryk scоred оn а beаutiful curling shоt thаt cаught Dаvid Rаyа оff his line.

In the 77th minute, Declan Rice got one back, and then in the 84th minute, replacement Leandro Trossard scored to tie the game.

Palmer was a match standout for Chelsea, but his on-field altercation with Raheem Sterling was a major talking point in the days after the game.

Sterling appeared to be arguing with the kid before his penalty, and Palmer grabbed the ball to prevent the winger from taking it.

It lооks thаt Enzо Fernаndez steps in tо defuse the tensiоn, оrdering Sterling tо step аside sо thаt the 21-yeаr-оld cаn tаke the penаlty kick.

When asked about the altercation on Monday Night Football, Carragher replied, “I don’t really like that,” indicating that he did not approve of players arguing on the field about who should be penalized. “I believe the penalty taker should be announced prior to the game.”

One thing I did appreciate was Enzo Fernandez’s command presence.

“For a young player who is saying to a seasoned professional in Raheem Sterling, “listen, Cole Palmer’s taking it” in a cool manner, it almost came across kind of came across as “captain-like” – Like he’s in his early 30s,” the analyst said.

‘I thought that was extremely interesting,’ he continued. It was satisfying to see Cole Palmer rewarded for his efforts with a goal.