Before the Capital One Cup final with Chelsea everyone assumed that Blues boss Jose Mourinho would stick with Belgium international Thibaut Courtois after having played him against Liverpool in the semi-final.
In the end however the Portuguese manager surprised everyone by giving the long serving Petr Cech the start, and was not disappointed after having watched him keep a clean sheet.
Mourinho said: “I chose him because this was his competition, we made a decision to make Courtois our first-choice keeper because he is the young one, the future and he is amazing for his age.
“We said this would be Petr’s competition, but when I started giving him a Champions League or Premier League match now and again, I opened the door for myself to play Courtois in this competition.
“I wanted to play him away at Liverpool and we were successful with that. They are both doing so well that everybody feels comfortable with every decision.
“I try to be fair and Petr deserved to play today but we all know Courtois deserves the cup as much as him.”
