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Chelsea news: Cesc Fabregas delivers FA Cup final ultimatum
CHELSEA midfielder Cesc Fabregas says his team-mates shouldn’t need to be motivated to face Man Utd in the FA Cup final.
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Chelsea finished fifth in the Premier League this season, a year after winning the title in dominant fashion.
On the final game of the season, the Blues were beaten 3-0 by Newcastle with boss Antonio Conte claiming they will lose to Manchester United if they don’t improve.
An FA Cup win against Jose Mourinho’s United would salvage what has been a disappointing season.
In their league meetings, Chelsea won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge but United were the winners at Old Trafford.
Cesc Fabregas has sent a rallying call ahead of the FA Cup final
You have to feel the fire inside of you, the hunger you want to show on the pitch and this is something neither me or the coach can bring to the players
And Fabregas, who is likely to start at Wembley, has called on his team-mates to bounce back and show “fire”.
"You have to feel the fire inside of you, the hunger you want to show on the pitch and this is something neither me or the coach can bring to the players," said Fabregas.
"The fire - you have it or you don't have it and on Saturday we have to make sure everyone is on top of their game.
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"It's the first day we are back training since the Newcastle defeat, obviously we need to play much better but I'm 100 per cent sure we don't even have to say that.
"But, it's a final, it's a big game and I feel that normally in those games you shouldn't have to motivate players to play football because we do what we love and we always have to do it 120 per cent.
"It's a final against United, on a big stage at Wembley, the last game of the season, you just have to go all for it."
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