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Tom Coley

Roy Keane gives Kepa Arrizabalaga verdict after late Casemiro goal during Chelsea vs Man United

Chelsea - and Kepa Arrizabalaga - had conceded 6.43 xG before Casemiro's looping, torturous header spun off the post and hung above the line for a split second before being confirmed as a last minute equaliser. That's the brutal nature of football.

Kepa had become Chelsea's saviour after saving Graham Potter's skin for three matches in a row. At half-time against Brentford, Aston Villa and at Stamford Bridge with Manchester United, the Blues should have been behind. Kepa's unexpected heroics meant that Potter could make tactical tweaks on level terms, or ahead as it was at Villa Park.

His form, which is the best he's had in a Chelsea shirt, has come as a surprise for many that not only believed the best of the £72m keeper had already been and gone - or at least lay elsewhere- but also because he was close to leaving the club.

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