Caballero was given his first Premier League start of the season last night following the incident involving Kepa during Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.

‘First of all it was a strange situation which everybody saw,’ he said. ‘I have to leave it, we have to leave it but I think everyone involved in what happened learnt something and this just brings something good in the atmosphere of the team and that’s the good news.

‘We passed the last days in good harmony, just thinking about how to beat Spurs and we did it. It was very important, it wasn’t a final but that doesn’t matter, we’ve improved a lot and we are more together than ever.



‘We spoke about it after the incident and it was good to have a chat with him [Kepa]. He learnt a lot after what happened and we learnt a lot, as a club and as a team. Sometimes these things can pull players apart but in this case we are more together than ever.

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‘The boss decided to put me in goal and Kepa was supporting me in the warm-up and everything. We are in great harmony. We must keep going and keep doing this because as goalkeepers you have to support each other.

‘I said to him keep going, I know it’s a tough decision but you must keep going, and he said the same to me. We support each other.

‘I felt very good because it was a very hard decision,’ Caballero added, when asked how it felt for him to be selected. ‘I’ve been listening in the last few days. I’ve had chances to play but when the boss confirmed the team I was surprised and I felt blessed to have the opportunity to play in this derby.’

