Chelsea attacker Noni Madueke has issued a defiant message as the Blues look to bounce back from their 3-1 defeat at Manchester City.

The England international fired Enzo Maresca's side to the perfect start after three minutes, however, the host fought back and levelled on the stroke of half-time through Josko Gvardiol.

Erling Haaland added to his tally for the season after the hour-mark before Phil Foden rubber-stamped the win three minutes from time. Defeat marked the end of an unbeaten run from the Stamford Bridge side after their triumph over Wolves on Monday meant they picked up their first win in three.

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They couldn't follow it up against the Premier League champions with the defeat allowing City to leapfrog them into fourth while Chelsea sit in sixth, one-point off qualification for the elite European tournament.

In a post on Instagram, the 22-year-old said: "Only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly."

It's a defiant response to defeat from Madueke and it comes after Maresca has spoken openly about the Englishman in recent weeks. The Italian has said: "The reason why I spoke many times about Noni is because I consider him a top player for us.

"The only thing I want from top players is the best for them and that's the reason why I mention Noni.

"Absolutely [more to come]. But in terms of Fernandez, I think he scored six goals in the Premier League many different assists so in terms of numbers, he's doing fantastic.

"It's his second Premier League season, he's 22, it's very young so he can only improve but he needs to do the right things."