Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United has once again raised questions about the team’s mentality and consistency.

Speaking after the game, Trevoh Chalobah didn’t hold back, admitting that the performance simply wasn’t good enough.

Chalobah slammed the early red and the slow start the team had.

“We have to look at ourselves as players,” Trevoh Chalobah said after the Blues’ 2-1 defeat to Man United.

“It wasn’t good enough for ourselves, for the club. The first 15 minutes is the worst we’ve played this season. We have to reflect on that as a team and learn from this.

“With the red card that happens, you go 2-0 down in the game, any team you play against, it’s always difficult coming back. We struggled in the first half.

“It’s always difficult going down to 10 men and you can see that United were up for it. They put us under pressure. It wasn’t good enough at our end. We couldn’t get going in the first half.

“Things like this happen in the season. We can’t say we’re kids anymore, we’ve played in the Premier League long enough now. We have just got to learn from this and move forward.

“We were lucky with them getting a red card which made it a bit easier in the second half. We still had a few chances we could have taken but whether it’s ten men vs ten men, it’s always difficult from 2-0 down. We pushed and pushed, but it’s about how your start a game. That’s the most important thing in the football match, how you impose yourself.

“That’s something we have to reflect over the last two games, and Brentford as well – not staring the greatest. It’s making sure the first 15 to 20 minutes we’re imposing ourselves in the game. We need to raise it as a collective.”