Graham Potter was impressed yet again by Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga for his performance against Manchester United on the weekend.
Chelsea ended up conceding a last-gasp Casemiro header in the 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge to mean the teams shared the Premier League points.
Unfortunately, Jorginho’s late spot-kick wasn’t enough to earn maximum points for the Blues.
Kepa strong against Manchester United
Potter, who has put faith in Kepa as number one goalkeeper since he took charge as manager, praised him after Saturday’s game against Man United.
“He contributed again. I think as a team, we defended quite well and gave everything – the running power was there. I’m pleased for Kepa that he can help us again; not so many massive chances but still he had a good game,” Potter said, as quoted by Football London.
In addition, Potter described Kepa as “unlucky” for conceding late on, which ended a run of five consecutive clean sheets.
The 28-year-old did get a stretched hand to a powerful header from Casemiro, but the ball trickled over the line after bouncing in off the post.
Chelsea’s head coach told Sky Sports: “Kepa was a bit unlucky but it’s only just gone in and the first goal we have conceded in a while but we have to take the positives.”
Kepa recently explained that he’s a player who feels like he’s got his confidence, something which definitely shows in his performances.
He may be disappointed not to keep out Casemiro’s late header, but it was another eye-catching display from him.
The Spanish shot-stopper did brilliantly in the first-half to deny Marcus Rashford one-on-one, standing firm at a time his side were under some pressure.
Also, it’s noticeable that he’s a keeper with confidence when in possession, which is a key feature under Potter. In particular, there was an exceptional moment in the second-half where he came well out of his box and passed it around like an outfield player.
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