Antonio Rudiger breaks silence over Arrizabalaga row after holding back Sarri

Chelsea player Antonio Rudiger attempted to diffuse the row between boss Maurizio Sarri and goalkeeper Keppa Arrizabalaga during Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City. "This is something the coach and the player have to speak about," he told Viasport . "I cannot say much about it. I think, for sure, the coach and the goalkeeper will speak about it and everything will be fine." Sarri said Kepa's refusal to come off was due to a "big misunderstanding". "I understood that he had cramp so I didn't want the goalkeeper to go to the penalties in that physical condition," Sarri said. "Then I realised the situation when only the doctor arrived at the bench after four minutes and in the meantime, I wanted Caballero on the pitch. The goalkeeper only wanted to let me know that he was in a condition to go to the penalties. It was a big misunderstanding."

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