Asmir Begovic: Premier League title race isn't getting nervy for Chelsea, we will bounce back

Vaishali Bhardwaj18 April 2017

Asmir Begovic insists Chelsea aren't feeling the nerves nor the pressure following their defeat to Manchester United on Sunday, with the goalkeeper remaining confident the Blues will quickly bounce back from the set-back.

Antonio Conte's side saw their lead at the top of the table cut to just four points at the weekend when goals from Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera secured a 2-0 victory for Jose Mourinho's men at Old Trafford.

Tottenham now sit on 71 points, four behind Chelsea, with the two teams set to meet in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday.

Despite Spurs finding themselves back in the race for the top-flight trophy following a month in which Chelsea have lost twice in the league, Begovic insisted the leaders are not panicking.

Instead the goalkeeper, who made his first Premier League start of the season at Old Trafford, called on the Chelsea squad to use their experience of winning major titles to get over the line this term.

He told Chelsea's official website: "It’s not getting nervy.

"We an experienced group of players who have been there and done this before. We have to just focus on getting better for the next game.

"We’ll bounce back. There is still lots to play for this season. We just have to do our job. We still have a four-point advantage which at the beginning of the season we would have taken at this stage.

"We are still in a good position and we just have to concentrate on ourselves. If we pick up the points we need it doesn’t matter what Spurs do."

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