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Chelsea boss Tuchel: Kepa vs Mendy for Cup final...?

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is tightlipped on who will play in goal for Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Liverpool.

Kepa Arrizabalaga has hopes of being selected ahead of senior No1 Edouard Mendy.

"First of all, I will not tell you!" he laughed.

"We will take the decision late. You have a reason to ask the question. The last competition was a short one. Kepa played a huge part in the Club World Cup semi-final to bring us to the final, then we took the decision for Edou coming back from the African Cup of Nations.

"The very last decision we will take after training like always. There is no need to take the decision now when we have one more training. Kepa did fantastic in the period where we had to be without Edou, so it's an uncomfortable and comfortable situation. He absolutely deserves [to play] but I cannot get sentimental about it. I have to do what is the best solution for the team.

"This position is a very sensitive position. If Kepa was a player on the field we would not have these discussions, we would just be full of praise, and we are. It is not a position where you do a lot of changes."

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