Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says he may stick with Kepa Arrizabalaga after axing Edouard Mendy for last night's Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.

Mendy has made high-profile errors in recent games against Leeds and West Ham, leaving some questioning his place in the team.

Tuchel said, "First of all most important is that Kepa deserves to play since a long time.

"We have two goalkeepers who compete at the highest level. It's a new competition it's maybe a good opportunity to take a breath for Edouard [Mendy] who was a bit unlucky in the last games – not bad but unlucky.

"And he has some problems with the patella tendon at the knee, he's not 100% fit at the moment so we took the chance to give him the break and gave Kepa the confidence to start in the Champions League.

"It's a decision for Kepa and we took advantage of the possibility that it is Champions League, and he needs an important match now to build the trust because he deserves it."