Edouard Mendy hailed for ‘absolutely remarkable’ save to deny Liverpool’s Sadio Mane as Thomas Tuchel is praised for bringing Chelsea goalkeeper back into team for Carabao Cup final

Edouard Mendy showed exactly why he was brought back into the Chelsea team for the Carabao Cup final as he made an incredible start to deny Liverpool star Sadio Mane.

The Reds looked set to take the lead at Wembley as Mane reacted quickest to Mendy getting down to his right to deny Naby Keita from distance.

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But somehow, the net didn't bulge as Mendy got up brilliantly to deny his Senegal teammate's effort on the rebound.

Reacting to the save, Ally McCoist said on live commentary for talkSPORT: "I think that's as good as anything I've seen anywhere at any level at any time, honestly!

"His first save, where he gets down to his right hand side, is a great save but how he gets up and makes the second save from Mane is absolutely remarkable."

Kepa Arrizabalaga is Chelsea's designated domestic cup competition goalkeeper, however, Thomas Tuchel opted to bring Mendy back for the final.

The save vindicates Tuchel's decision, says talkSPORT's Andy Townsend.

Townsend added: "In a nutshell, that vindicated exactly why Thomas Tuchel has done what he's done because that was just incredible work from Edouard Mendy, brilliant goalkeeping."

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The final is currently goalless but there certainly haven't been a lack of opportunities.

Chelsea star Christian Pulisic was denied from point-blank range by Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher, while Mane made a hash of a free header after being picked out by Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Mason Mount volleyed wide just before the break and should have given Chelsea the lead on 49 minutes when he found space in the Liverpool box but his effort came back off the post.

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