In case you didn’t know…
Manchester City were crowned as the champions of the League Cup for the second consecutive season as they beat Chelsea 4-3 on penalties in the finals on Sunday.
However, despite the Cityzens’ success, it was the incident involving Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri and goalkeeper Kepa which grabbed the larger part of the headlines.
The Spanish goalkeeper refused Sarri’s decision to replace him with Willy Caballero before the commencement of the penalty shoot-outs. The Italian become furious by Kepa’s behavior and even started to move towards the tunnel before turning back to take his place on the touchline.
The heart of the matter
Speaking to Sky Sports, Chelsea defender David Luiz revealed that he asked Arrizabalaga to respect coach’s decision.
He said:
He further elaborated:
Maurizio Sarri also gave his verdict on the incident after the game and insisted that it is was just a ‘misunderstanding’.
He said:
What’s next?
Chelsea will play Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham next in the league before hosting Dynamo Kyiv at the Stamford Bridge for the first leg of the UEFA Europa League round-of-16 tie on March 8.
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