Rogers vows Chelsea fireworks with Palmer: ‘We’re different —and we’ll make each other better'

Morgan Rogers has promised that he and Cole Palmer will bring the best out in each other at Chelsea this season.

Rogers hassigned for Chelsea in a £117m club record deal and reunites with close friend Palmer at Stamford Bridge.

The two progressed through the Manchester City academy together before becoming senior England internationals, though some have questioned how Xabi Alonso will fit the duo in the same Chelsea team.

Rogers, who scored his first Chelsea goal agains Real Sociedad at the weekend, has laughed off those questioning their compatibility.

Speaking toSky Sports, he said he and Palmer possess complementary qualities and promised their on-pitch connection will match a long-held friendship.

"I've seen people saying, 'how are you going to fit them in? How are they going to play?'

"We have completely different qualities. He's more of a passer, a linker, a combiner. He's like an artist in the way he moves with the ball and plays with it.

"I'm more direct, more straight line and more physical. We're completely different and that offsets really well.

"I've known his game, he's known my game since we were what, 14? We've played with each other at England and stuff like that, so we know exactly how to play with each other and to get the best out of each other.

"Some people might not know how it looks like, but we do. We know how it looks, we've done it before. People will pit us against each other, but we're on the same team now and it's about winning and getting the best out of each other, and I think we'll do that.

"Off the pitch always helps on the pitch - and playing with one of your closest friends always [helps] bring the best out of each other in a competitive way of wanting to kind of outdo each other. But there has to be a line of the team comes first, and winning comes first, and that's always been our biggest thing."