When the final kick was delivered, who would have wanted to be in the boots of Kepa Arrizabalaga? Raheem Sterling was off on his victory run and the trophy was back in Manchester City’s possession. Yet that told only part of the story bearing in mind the incredible scenes involving Maurizio Sarri, his goalkeeper and a public show of disobedience that could conceivably accelerate the process of Chelsea looking for another manager.
It was a remarkable finale and an unorthodox one, too, bearing in mind Sarri’s failed attempts to substitute Arrizabalaga just before the game headed into the decisive penalty shootout. Arrizabalaga had been injured twice in extra time and Sarri wanted to bring on Willy Caballero, a goalkeeper who had saved three penalties when City won this competition in 2016 with a shootout victory against Liverpool.
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