The Blues players were filmed making their way up the steps to the Royal Box to collect their runners-up medals following their penalty shoot-out defeat by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. A Chelsea supporter was seen standing by the steps and holding his hand out to greet every Blues player that walked past him. However, as Kepa made his way down the stairs towards him, the fan retracted his hand and waited for him to pass before greeting the remaining Chelsea players. (Image: Henry Winter/Twitter)A video of the incident was posted to Twitter by Henry Winter, where it went viral. (Image: Henry Winter/Twitter)Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri wanted to swap keepers for the impending penalty shoot-out, but Kepa dug his heels in and stayed put.

Source: Daily Mirror February 25, 2019 12:00 UTC