Chelsea youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek claims that the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City proved to be a valuable learning experience for him.

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick to inflict the embarrassing defeat on the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, but Loftus-Cheek was preferring to focus on the positives rather than the disappointment.

"It's always hard to lose at home," he told club's official website.

"We came into the game with the aim to win and, like I say, it's hard, but we have to pick our heads up and go again because we've got another game soon.

"It's a tough mental challenge playing in any Premier League game, but especially against big teams like Man City. I'm always growing, particularly any time I'm outside my comfort zone, so I look forward to big games like this.

"Aguero has great ability and we saw that. He's got blistering pace and that's where we got done, on the counter-attack. It was a good experience for me to play against players like that. I am looking forward to playing more."