Kepa Arrizabalaga's Carabao Cup shambles could never happen on Ederson's watch at Man City

If there is one thing in football that all supporters can agree is pure box office and absolutely hilarious, it's goalkeepers taking penalties. Well, as long as your goalkeeper doesn't miss.

Unfortunately for supporters of Chelsea, that is exactly how Sunday's Carabao Cup final came to a close. After a thrilling, end-to-end contest against Liverpool ended goalless, the latter triumphed 11-10 on penalties, with second-string goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga ballooning the crucial kick over the crossbar.

The situation would have been bad enough for the Spaniard - who famously refused to be substituted in the 2019 final that Manchester City won on spot-kicks - had he not been brought on minutes before the shoot-out, only to concede every penalty he faced and miss his own.

That got us thinking: if City end up in a high stakes penalty shoot-out this season - let's say in the Champions League final - at what point would Ederson get involved?

Goalkeepers tend to only step up when literally every other player has taken a penalty, as Kepa and Caoimhin Kelleher showed at Wembley. After both sides converted 10 apiece, Liverpool's Irish stopper coolly sent Kepa the wrong way before the Chelsea man blasted into orbit.

A similar scenario happened in last season's Europa League final. Manchester United fell to Villarreal 11-10 on penalties after David de Gea failed to score the 22nd kick of the shoot-out.

If City find themselves in this situation, one thing is for certain. Ederson would not shy away from the responsibility of a spot-kick.

Ederson is not renowned for his penalty saving ability - the Brazilian has saved four of the 26 he has faced for the club (during normal time), a save rate of roughly 15%.

However, while he has never