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WHY KEPA REFUSED TO BE SUBSTITUTED IN MANCHESTER CITY CARABAO CUP WIN

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Chelsea football club lost the Carabao cup to Manchester City on Sunday night after penalty shoot out.



Chelsea and Manchester City played goalless after 90mins and extra time of the cup final, and they were left to play penalty shoot out.

Chelsea's number one goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was the highlight of the day because of his refusal to be substituted. Kepa was attended to by the Chelsea medic team before the penalty shoot out after he complained to the coach.

After the complaint and him been attended to by the medic, coach Sarri felt it's best he replaced him with Caballero, to avoid casualties during the penalty shootout but Kepa refused to go out and this led to delay of the game for about 4mins. Sarri, the head coach was pissed at his attitude to remain on the pitch after the electronic substitution board has been held up for his removal.

Manchester City won the game through penalty shootout and Kepa remained as the keeper for the game. Although he had few saves but this didn't stop city from winning. After the game coach Sarri explained that the on field drama was a misunderstanding between him and the Keeper, he thought Kepa had cramps and that was why he tried substituting him, Kepa as well agreed it was also misunderstanding and unintentional he refused to go out.

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Carabao Cup: What a performance – John Terry hails Chelsea star after defeat to Man City

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Carabao Cup: Potter adds two players to Chelsea squad ahead of Man City clash

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Chelsea manager Graham Potter has confirmed that he has called up Omari Hutchinson and Lewis Hall to his squad for their Carabao Cup tie with Manchester City on Wednesday evening.Hutchinson has yet to play for the senior team since his return from Arsenal’s academy in the summer.Hall, on the other hand, made his first-team debut in the FA Cup in January.Potter will make changes to his side for their trip to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.When asked if Hutchinson is...
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Carabao Cup: Manchester Derby Set For Semi Final As Tottenham Get Easy Draw

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