Man City edge League Cup final marked by Chelsea keeper mutiny164 Monday, February 25th 2019 at 07:20 GMT +3 | Monday, February 25th 2019 at 07:20 GMT +3 | Football By AFP:Vincent Kompany leads Manchester City in lifting the League Cup trophy after edging out Chelsea on penalties [Courtesy]Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri insisted goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga's refusal to be substituted was a "misunderstanding" even if the Spaniard should have showed more respect towards his boss as Manchester City retained the League Cup on penalties. City goalkeeper Ederson denied Jorginho and David Luiz hit the post in the shootout before Raheem Sterling smashed the winning penalty past Kepa. Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refuses to be substituted [Courtesy]With his back to the wall, it was perhaps understandable then that Sarri adopted a far more cautious approach. However, Guardiola played down suggestions City could now go on to lift a historic quadruple of trophies with the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup to follow. But we are going to suffer for the next competitions, especially in the Champions League and Premier League," added a downbeat Guardiola after losing Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho to muscle injuries that could rule them out for a few weeks.

Source: Standard Digital February 25, 2019 04:18 UTC