Chelsea take on fellow Champions League hopefuls Manchester United on Saturday hoping to arrest a run of three straight league defeats, all without finding the net. We also bowed out of the Champions League to Paris Saint-Germain last month.

Our head coach believes those encounters with the European champions have played a part in the run we are on now. Seizing the initiative and maintaining confidence levels mid-game are two areas Rosenior thinks can make a difference this weekend.

‘We had four games in nine days and it was a lot for the group in terms of the standard of the games and the intensity of the games,’ said Rosenior.

‘If I look at each game, it has come down to a loss of concentration and focus in a moment that has snowballed into the rest of the performances. There was a mistake against Newcastle, or the mistake against Paris Saint-Germain, and then it snowballs into a lack of confidence.

‘What I want to see the team do is go on and push for the first goal - not give the first goal up - and give themselves the confidence to go on and win the game.’

Rosenior only needs rewind to last weekend to see how quickly Premier League matches can diverge. He wants to see his team ensure the small moments go our way on Saturday.

He said: ‘Against Manchester City, [Marc] Cucurella was probably an inch away from scoring the first goal, and then that changes the momentum and flow of the team.

‘We’re not as far away as probably what it feels like, but what we have to do is manage the margins of the game a little bit better.’