Graham Potter accepts that Chelsea face arguably the toughest draw of the FA Cup third round but insists his side will be doing all we can to get past Manchester City as we begin our challenge for honours.
The Blues last won the competition in 2018 under Antonio Conte, while we have been defeated at the final stage in the past three seasons - losing on penalties to Liverpool last term and being edged out by Leicester and Arsenal respectively in the two campaigns prior.
Potter says his side head into every competition with the aim of lifting silverware and insists this term is no different, despite the level of opponent facing us this afternoon.
The Blues were beaten 1-0 by Man City in the Premier League in the week and ahead of our reunion with Pep Guardiola's side, Potter has pinpointed what he wants to see from his one at the Etihad Stadium.
'We always want to try and compete for trophies, absolutely we do,' Potter said.
'In terms of how that gets measured, you have to take the season as it is and analyse it at the end of the campaign. We're not halfway through the season yet, there's still lots to play for.
'We've got a game in a cup competition that of course we want to do well in. We want to go through, that's for sure, and we want to compete.
'Obviously we have a difficult game in terms of playing Manchester City at their place but you saw from the other night, we matched them for large periods of the game and gave a pretty spirited performance. We need to do the same again today and try to improve.'
Chelsea have been no strangers to delivering trophies in our recent history, with Potter saying he is no different in terms of his quest for silverware but insists improving the side and competing on all fronts is the immediate ambition.
'We're trying to go day to day with regards to improving and looking at how we can make the team better,' the head coach said. 'We can acknowledge that the team hasn't always functioned as well as we would have liked it to but there's lots of reasons for that.
'I can't sit here and say I'm a perfect person, so clearly there's things for me to improve and I haven't done everything right.
'At the same time, there are some factors that take into consideration where we are at. That's for other people to judge and have a perspective on.
'For me it's about how we keep on improving, how we can get better and compete and then at the end of the season, you assess what's happened.'