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Chelsea keeper Kepa remorseful after League Cup incident

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga gestures toward the bench after his number came up for substitution and didn't leave the pitch during their English League Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley stadium, London on February 24, 2019. PHOTO | ADRIAN DENNIS |  AFP

What you need to know:

  • "I think everything has been misunderstood in the heat of the final part of the match. My intention was to express that I was in a good position to continue."

Under-fire Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga insisted Sunday that he did not stage a League Cup final mutiny against coach Maurizio Sarri after refusing to be substituted.

"At no time has it been my intention to disobey the coach or any of his decisions," Kepa said on Twitter.

"I think everything has been misunderstood in the heat of the final part of the match. My intention was to express that I was in a good position to continue."

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