On ensuring they have a good end to the season: "It is very important [to get Champions League football]. Step by step, we are creating something special and now we only have two games left to achieve that something special.

Without the suspended Nicolas Jackson and struggling to find a way through Manchester United’s three-man defence, left-back Cucurella came to the rescue again – just as he did against Leicester City in March – to put his team on the brink of Champions League qualification.

Chelsea's Champions League qualification hopes are in their hands after edging past Manchester United 1-0 on Friday night. In a cagey and largely lacklustre aff