Kurt Zouma believes Chelsea's three previous defeats to Manchester United this season will have no bearing on today's FA Cup semi-final.
The two teams do battle at Wembley this evening, being the fourth time that they have taken each other on in the 2020/21 campaign.
The Blues were beaten 4-0 in their opening Premier League game of the season at Stamford Bridge, before losing two games at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup and the league.
Frank Lampard's side will be keen to get some revenge for those losses, and while it might give United the edge, Zouma feels they won't count for anything.
‘"There were different circumstances in those games," Zouma told the Chelsea website.
"I know the first one we lost by four goals and it was a bad game from us but in the other two games we deserved more. Football is football - they won three times and we cannot afford to lose another time but it’s a different game.
"It’s a semi-final so it doesn’t matter what happened in the past. Everything happens on the pitch and we will try to do our best out there.
"They have some great players but they will have to be defensively on form as well because we have players up front who can hurt them too. It’s going to be a great game, a big pitch and big stadium, even if there are no fans to enjoy it.
"We’re prepared for a tough game but the motivation is there for us. It’s going to be difficult but we want to win and we’re going to do everything we can to win."
