Chelsea suffered a devastating 5-0 defeat to Arsenal. Cole Palmer did not form a team while he was ill.

Mauricio Pochettino insists the England international absence is not the main reason behind the shock defeat.

We can not say that is why we lost the game but we lost a player who is a creative player who helps connect teams the Argentine told TNT Sports.

We are losing players and it is very difficult manager. But I think today more than that it's really hard in our game.

Asked about Palmer return date Poch said We do not know for sure. We have to see tomorrow. We will see the team we have. We need to address this situation.