After enraging the public of Wolverhampton by first damning the city on social media and then scoring a second-half hat-trick for Chelsea in a 6-2 win against Wolves, Noni Madueke celebrated his first senior treble and issued a public apology.
Madueke’s social media post – swiftly deleted – read “this place is shit”, and on Sunday he said: “I just want to apologise to everyone that I might have offended. It is just a human mistake, an accident. It wasn’t meant to be out on my socials like that. I’m sure Wolverhampton is a nice town and I’m sorry.”
He was booed throughout at Molineux but in the second half, over 14 minutes, scored three times, each assisted by Cole Palmer. “He is cold and I am fire, so it mixes well,” Madueke said of Palmer. He also had praise for his new manager, Enzo Maresca, saying: “He’s mad about his approach, the little details, you can see that.”
Maresca in turn hailed Palmer, who played key roles in all six Chelsea goals. “He is a special player, a special guy and a special person,” Maresca said, after his first win as Chelsea manager.
