Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic feels the momentum they have can drive them to trophy glory this season.

The Croatian has been a shining light in the Chelsea midfield since manager Thomas Tuchel arrived in late January, with the head coach selecting the former Real Madrid man on a regular basis across all competitions during an impressive 14 game unbeaten run under the German boss.

"The new manager has come in, with clear ideas of what he wants and the team responded very, very well to all that he asked of us in how he wants to play," said Kovacic in the Chelsea matchday programme.

"I think we are doing very well, but the most important thing is to keep going, winning games, and to be as high as possible in the Premier League this year. Obviously, a team like Chelsea wants either to win or be in the top four, which is important.

"In football, if you approach the games and train well, everything can change in one or two weeks, and that's what happened. We were 10th and I was really a little bit worried as well because, to be in that position and to not reach the top four, would be a bad, bad season for us.

"But now we have come back, and we need to have the same approach as we did before – train good, approach every game well and I hope it will end well for us this season."