Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta says the players are desperate to get back to winning ways.

After their FA Cup defeat to Manchester United, Azpilicueta had a message for the Chelsea supporters ahead of an important period in their season.

"Obviously it was a tough night for everyone," said the Spaniard to chelseafc.com. "We know the fans support us in every moment. At Chelsea we are used to winning a lot of trophies and we have been the most successful team in England for the last couple of years. So the only thing I can say is that we will give everything and work hard.

"We know we have the Europa League game coming up on Thursday. We will then play a final when we are back at Wembley after the FA Cup final last year and the Community Shield.

"We are used to fighting for trophies so hopefully we can keep calm from Thursday and then win that trophy on Sunday."