Kepa flounce wouldn't have happened in Fergie's day

So, Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has been fined a week's wages for refusing to be substituted during Sunday's Carabao Cup final defeat by Manchester City.

He was clearly suffering from cramp and, with a penalty shootout looming, Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri quite rightly decided the time was right for a substitution, bringing on penalty-save expert Willy Caballero.

And then the fun started. Kepa refused to leave the field, frantically gesticulating at this manager.

Sarri, reacted with indignation, kicked a few inanimate objects and then stormed off the touchline.

And let Kepa carry on.

"Although there was a misunderstanding, on reflection, I made a big mistake with how I handled the situation," Kepa said in a Chelsea statement.

Sarri also said the incident had been "a misunderstanding," but added: "Kepa realises he made a big mistake in the way he reacted. He has apologised to me, his team-mates and the club. It is up to the club if they want to discipline him according to the club rules, but for me this matter is now closed.”

Now, call me old-fashioned but what on earth has happened here? Since when does the tail wag the dog?

I would love to have seen the same scenario played out with Sam Allardyce or Alex Ferguson as manager – you get the feeling Kepa would now be eating through a straw.