By AFPMore by this AuthorLONDONChelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been fined a week's wages by the club after defying manager Maurizio Sarri and refusing to be substituted during the League Cup final on Sunday. "He has apologised to me, his team-mates and the club," said Sarri. Sarri, who reacted furiously when Kepa refused to be substituted after needing treatment in the closing stages, said the incident had been a "misunderstanding". I will learn from this episode and will accept any punishment or discipline the club decides is appropriate." Sarri is under increasing pressure with Chelsea losing four of their past seven games in a run that has seen them drop to sixth in the Premier League, crash out of the FA Cup and lose the League Cup final.

Source: Daily Nation February 26, 2019 03:33 UTC