Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen admits John Terry has been in regular contact this season.

Christensen looked much improved in the extra-time win over Leicester in the FA Cup quarter-final on Sunday after conversations with Aston Villa centre-back Terry, who returned to Chelsea's Cobham training ground earlier this month.

“My team-mates have seen all my other performances, so they know that these mistakes aren't typical for me," Christensen told Eurosport.

“I have had a smaller talk with John Terry: he has also experienced setbacks and it is always nice to talk to someone watching it from the outside and to learn that they have experienced the same.

“He told me that it is natural to make mistakes and he tried to put it in perspective for me saying that, if a forward misses a chance, he can make it good again by scoring when he gets the next opportunity.

“We can't change a goal scored against us, so when we make mistakes it is more crucial and it is easy for people to point fingers. I have realised it, looked at it and now I have moved on.

“It has been difficult. You are not doubting yourself, but you might get a bit more cautious in what you do, and that can make things even worse. So it is difficult to move on.

“I've been annoyed at myself, and that is difficult to get rid of – especially when there is a week between the matches, because then you have a whole week to think about it."