How Cole Palmer is similar to the late, great George Best... and here's why the Chelsea star should beat Phil Foden to the Footballer of the Year award

Inside the final talks - and a shock request - that led to Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea exit... as sources reveal he wouldn't follow their 'puppet' strategy amid a struggle for power

Kieran McKenna becomes the first Championship boss in 18 YEARS to win LMA manager of the year… as Pep Guardiola scoops Premier League award

Mauricio Pochettino 'lined up to replace Erik ten Hag at Man United' following his Chelsea exit... two years after Argentine missed out on the Old Trafford job

Kieran McKenna becomes the first Championship boss in 18 YEARS to win LMA's manager of the year… as Pep Guardiola scoops Premier League's award

Man United 'are considering replacing Erik ten Hag with Mauricio Pochettino' following his Chelsea exit... two years after the Argentine missed out on the Old Trafford job

Cole Palmer leads Mauricio Pochettino tributes from Chelsea players... with Mykhailo Mudryk and Noni Madueke also among those to give their thanks to the Argentine

Mauricio Pochettino LEAVES Chelsea RECAP: Latest updates and news after Blues confirm the Argentine has left the club by mutual consent - after ONE year in charge

Revealed: The philosophical divide that led to Mauricio Pochettino's split from Chelsea's owners - and how Virgil van Dijk hammered it home before they cut ties with the manager

Kieran McKenna, Girona's Michel and a lesser-known Bundesliga coach all in contention to replace Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea… and could Thomas Tuchel return? The SEVEN candidates to replace the Argentine

Cole Palmer leads Mauricio Pochettino tributes from Chelsea players... with Mykhailo Mudryk and Noni Madueke also among those to give their thanks to the Argentine

Paul Merson gives shocked verdict after Mauricio Pochettino leaves Chelsea by mutual consent

Forgotten Chelsea star, who was axed entirely by Mauricio Pochettino, 'likes' an Instagram post announcing the manager's exit after training with the club's kids on £100,000 per week

Chelsea are a bonfire of vanity, justifying axing Mauricio Pochettino with their amorphous drivel. Todd Boehly's yes-men are back to square one, writes OLIVER HOLT

Shocked Sky pundit and Chelsea fan Paul Merson gives his verdict after Blues announced Mauricio Pochettino has left the club