Yesterday’s 4-0 loss at Manchester City in the FA Cup was our heaviest defeat of the season so far. The Blues came up well short against the champions with most of the damage done during a difficult 15-minute period before the break.

Chalobah, playing from the start for the first time since the World Cup, explained what he thought were the main reasons for the defeat.

‘As a team collectively we didn’t put enough pressure on them,’ he said.

‘They had a lot of time on the ball, a lot of space. Conceding three goals against any team is not good, and that was game done really. It was difficult.’

It is now one win in our last 10 domestic games either side of the World Cup, although it is worth noting we have played Man City three times, Arsenal once and Newcastle in that timeframe.

Still, that run of form is not the norm at Chelsea and Chalobah is determined to put things right, starting at Craven Cottage on Thursday.

‘It’s a tough moment. It’s only ourselves we can look at. We have injuries but we have to use the players we have and get through. We don’t want to complain.

‘We have to work on what went wrong and look forward. Games are coming thick and fast. We have an important game on Thursday. We have to pick ourselves up and go again.

‘We have to stick together, everyone in the dressing room, and keep positive.’