Shootout success for City
Manchester City defeated Chelsea 4-3 on penalties to win the Carabao Cup on a highly controversial afternoon at Wembley.
The game was inching towards a shootout, with no goals in 90 minutes and few chances in extra-time, when a scarcely believable turn of events saw Kepa Arrizabalaga refuse to be substituted by Maurizio Sarri.
The Chelsea goalkeeper twice went down injured during extra-time, requiring treatment, and his manager summoned Willy Caballero to don the gloves with just moments remaining before the penalty shootout.
Arrizabalaga signalled to the bench that he was fit to continue, but the board went up and Caballero stood waiting on halfway to make his entrance, only for the drama to be ramped up.
Arrizabalaga continued to signal his determination to continue, as Sarri and Gianfranco Zola beckoned him to come ashore. In the end, referee Jon Moss consulted the Chelsea boss at the sideline and he appeared to give in.
It was a dramatic turn of events, and one that surely undermined the manager's position. Sarri appeared at one stage as if he was going to depart for the dressing room before extra-time ended.
Chelsea had been hugely spirited until that point, stopping Manchester City from creating chances and banishing the memory of a 6-0 defeat to the same opponents just a fortnight ago.
Jorginho was denied with Chelsea's opening spot-kick, and while Arrizabalaga threatened to become the hero with a fine save from Leroy Sane, he also allowed Sergio Aguero's weak strike to slide under his body.
After David Luiz saw his kick cannon off the upright with Ederson beaten, Bernardo Silva restored the advantage for Pep Guardiola's men.
Eden Hazard kept Chelsea in the contest with a sublime dinked effort but Raheem Sterling crashed his effort in off the underside of the crossbar to seal the win for Manchester City, who keep alive their hopes of an unprecedented quadruple.
The fallout for Arrizabalaga, Sarri and Chelsea will likely rumble on for some time.
Man City are 8/15 to win the Premier League this season, having been knocked off top spot earlier on Sunday when Liverpool took a point from their visit to Manchester United after a cagey stalemate. The Reds are 13/8 to be champions.
Man City meanwhile are 10/1 to win all four trophies they are contesting.
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Manchester City defeated Chelsea 4-3 on penalties to win the Carabao Cup on a highly controversial afternoon at Wembley.
The game was inching towards a shootout, with no goals in 90 minutes and few chances in extra-time, when a scarcely believable turn of events saw Kepa Arrizabalaga refuse to be substituted by Maurizio Sarri.
The Chelsea goalkeeper twice went down injured during extra-time, requiring treatment, and his manager summoned Willy Caballero to don the gloves with just moments remaining before the penalty shootout.
Arrizabalaga signalled to the bench that he was fit to continue, but the board went up and Caballero stood waiting on halfway to make his entrance, only for the drama to be ramped up.
Arrizabalaga continued to signal his determination to continue, as Sarri and Gianfranco Zola beckoned him to come ashore. In the end, referee Jon Moss consulted the Chelsea boss at the sideline and he appeared to give in.
It was a dramatic turn of events, and one that surely undermined the manager's position. Sarri appeared at one stage as if he was going to depart for the dressing room before extra-time ended.
Chelsea had been hugely spirited until that point, stopping Manchester City from creating chances and banishing the memory of a 6-0 defeat to the same opponents just a fortnight ago.
Jorginho was denied with Chelsea's opening spot-kick, and while Arrizabalaga threatened to become the hero with a fine save from Leroy Sane, he also allowed Sergio Aguero's weak strike to slide under his body.
After David Luiz saw his kick cannon off the upright with Ederson beaten, Bernardo Silva restored the advantage for Pep Guardiola's men.
Eden Hazard kept Chelsea in the contest with a sublime dinked effort but Raheem Sterling crashed his effort in off the underside of the crossbar to seal the win for Manchester City, who keep alive their hopes of an unprecedented quadruple.
The fallout for Arrizabalaga, Sarri and Chelsea will likely rumble on for some time.
Man City are 8/15 to win the Premier League this season, having been knocked off top spot earlier on Sunday when Liverpool took a point from their visit to Manchester United after a cagey stalemate. The Reds are 13/8 to be champions.
Man City meanwhile are 10/1 to win all four trophies they are contesting.
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Source: bet365.com
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