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Man Utd loss will give us kick up the backside - Chelsea star Cahill

Gary Cahill is confident Chelsea will learn a valuable lesson from Sunday's loss to Manchester United.

The Blues were beaten 2-0 at Old Trafford which saw their lead at the top of the Premier League cut to just four points.

Chelsea next meet second-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday ahead of six vital league fixtures which will decide their 2016/17 fate.

"That defeat has given us all a kick up the backside," he told the Evening Standard.

"We know the league is not over, that it will be difficult, but we know we are more than capable of doing it. I certainly think we can win our last six league games.

"We just need to come back from this now. We need to lean on the experience we have in the dressing room and the players that have been through all this before.

"We can't let things get too twisted, after all we lost at Old Trafford which is a very tough place to go to.

"The most disappointing thing is we didn't play to the levels we are used too or the levels we expect. It can happen. But that is why we were so angry in the dressing room afterwards.

"It is important we respond this week. We have to show the same response we did after losing to Crystal Palace, when we beat Manchester City and Bournemouth."

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