Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has told his players their season now begins after defeat to Manchester United.

Chelsea could have opened up a nine-point gap on the Red Devils with victory, but instead Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men cut the deficit to just three points on the fourth-placed Blues.

"We're in fourth place by one point, so the season starts here and we need to fight to get fourth place," said Lampard.

"We're fourth and it's still in our hands.

"I don't think many people would have put us in fourth place at this point in the season, so the fight starts now."