Kepa Arrizabalaga says he has "full respect" for Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri following the chaos that saw him refuse to be taken off during extra time in Sunday's Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City.
Chelsea lost 4-3 on penalties after the two teams failed to produce a goal in 120 minutes. Kepa pulled up with cramp minutes from the end, but he took to Twitter on Sunday evening to clarify what he called a misunderstanding:
Sarri wanted to withdraw his No. 1 in place of Willy Caballero, and the Chelsea chief was incensed by Kepa's show of defiance, appearing to almost walk down the tunnel at one point (h/t Sky Football):
Bleacher ReportSarri tried to sub off Chelsea's goalkeeper, Kepa.