Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga admits the players are missing their manager Thomas Tuchel at the Club World Cup.

The German head coach is absent from the tournament so far, due to a positive COVID-19 test.

He has to wait to get a negative result on a PCR test before he can join the team, which may not happen before the competition ends at the weekend.

The Blues defeated Al Hilal in the semi-final, and will play Palmeiras in the final on Saturday.

"Of course we miss him," said Kepa, per the club website.

"Hopefully he can be here for the final but we have a fantastic staff also. They are working hard with us every day.

"We know already from the last year how we work with the manager, how he wants us to prepare for games. So of course we miss the manager, but we know what we have to do."