Dropping Arrizabalaga was payback for petulance, says Chelsea’s Sarri

• Willy Caballero chosen in goal for win over Spurs
• Sarri: ‘Kepa made a big mistake and paid’

Maurizio Sarri justified his decision to drop Kepa Arrizabalaga as payback for the goalkeeper’s petulance during the Carabao Cup final, with the world’s most expensive goalkeeper far from guaranteed a return for Sunday’s game at Fulham.

Arrizabalaga, who had apologised and been fined a week’s wages, sat out Chelsea’s excellent victory over Tottenham after refusing to be substituted at Wembley. He remains Sarri’s first choice but, with Tottenham unable to muster a shot on target to unsettle his replacement, Willy Caballero, Arrizabalaga may have to wait for a return to the first team.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2SvGnyX