The Blues suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester United on Saturday night, meaning we remain in sixth position, four points below Liverpool in fifth and seven behind fourth-place Aston Villa, with both clubs due to play their game in hand on Sunday.

There are five Premier League games remaining, with 15 points still up for grabs, and Caicedo says Chelsea’s players will not give up on their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.

He said: ‘For sure everybody is disappointed because we wanted to win. We created a lot of chances but we couldn’t get the result. But we are looking forward because we have five games left and five games to win, to try to get in the Champions League.’

Chelsea had 21 shots to United’s four and enjoyed almost two-thirds of the possession during Saturday’s match. However, it counted for little as the visitors punished the Blues just before half-time through Matheus Cunha – with Liam Rosenior’s side down to ten men at the time due to Wesley Fofana receiving treatment on the sidelines following a collision with Robert Sanchez.

‘We had the opportunities to score but we didn’t have the luck tonight,’ Caicedo said. ‘Other things were good, we fought until the end to get the three points. Everyone is disappointed but we are looking forward.’

It has been a special week for Moi after the midfielder signed a new long-term contract which will keep him at the club until 2033, and he then captained the side against United in the absence of Reece James.

Despite being disappointed due to the result, when asked about signing his new contract, Caicedo said: ‘I am so happy and so proud of myself because of what I am doing and because I am going to be staying for a lot of years here. For sure we are going to win a lot of trophies.

‘Being captain here tonight was so nice, and it is always special to have the armband.

‘I am trying to help the team on the pitch and I will always try in every game.’

Our next game on Tuesday night will see Caicedo return to his former club Brighton, who scored deep into injury-time to draw 2-2 with Tottenham on Saturday and move up to ninth in the table, just one point behind us.

But Caicedo is determined his return to the Amex will see Chelsea return to winning ways.

He said: ‘For sure Brighton are a tough opponent but we are going to fight because we know we have a very good team and we are going to do everything we can to get the three points.’