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Christian Pulisic makes bold claim as Chelsea march on in FA Cup to extend Thomas Tuchel's run

Christian Pulisic feels as if his Chelsea side can beat anyone that steps in their way at the moment.

The Blues are unbeaten in 14 games in all competitions since Thomas Tuchel took charge at the end January - and even more remarkably, his side have conceded just two goals in the process with 11 clean sheets.

Their latest victory came against Sheffield United at Stamford Bridge to progress into the FA Cup semi-final thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win, to cap a productive week in which they also overcame Atletico Madrid to reach the Champions League last eight.

An own goal from Ollie Norwood on 24 minutes and a late strike from Hakim Ziyech ensured Tuchel 's men a place in the final four of the competition.

CHELSEA V SHEFFIELD UNITED: MATCH IN PICTURES

Pulisic was awarded man of the match by BBC One - who were broadcasting the game live - who spoke to the TV channel after the game.

The USA winger showed glimpses of his brilliant best against the Blades but did not seem too happy with himself for not getting on the scoresheet.

“They didn’t make it easy on us, we knew that they had quality and we had to suffer a bit in the second-half, but in the end it was another clean sheet and a good performance," the 22-year-old said.

“We knew it was going to be a bit uncomfortable, sometimes there’s always going to be a bit of pressure and we had to defend, be strong as a team and we did that today.

“They’re a good defensive side as well. We had a couple of chances, where myself included, could have done a bit better but we got the two goals so that’s a good result."

Just a few days after Chelsea's impressive 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid in their Round of 16 Champions League tie, a much-changed side delivered the goods once again at the weekend.

Pulisic went onto explain the confidence that him and his team-mates have at the moment.

“We definitely have a confident bunch of guys. Obviously when we’re on a run like this, we feel really good and we feel like we can beat anyone. It’s a good feeling.”

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