Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher insists they can earn a top four finish this season.

Gallagher is adamant Blues fans can still be positive despite a slow start to the campaign.

"Chelsea have brought some massive talent this season and we're very grateful to have them at the club," said Gallagher to the club's website. "The glass is half full. It's a process right now with a lot of new players and a lot of young players. We're still gelling.

"We're performing well until we get into the final third, where we need to be more ruthless. But we're still confident as a team, confident we're going to improve, and confident we're going to get more wins as well.

"It's one of them where we're not being clinical and ruthless enough in the final third, and a little bit of luck as well. We've been doing a lot of work on it in training this week, so over time it will come. We're creating enough chances in games to score more goals.

"Every team we play in the Premier League is a tough game. We've dominated the ball in every game this season, but of course that's not what matters. What matters is who scores more goals, and we've not been able to do that well enough, but we're working on it and we will improve.

"'Part of my game is getting into the box and trying to score goals. I want to score more goals this season. The manager has a really good way of playing, and he lets the midfield be fluid and rotate. He plays to our advantages which helps me."

Gallagher also said: "The top four is the aim. We know we're good enough. We have a lot of talent in our team to get to that position, and it's just working hard in training and in games to play the right way, play with confidence, make the right decisions and play as a team. Over time we will keep improving and we will get more wins."