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'The goal is to win the league' - Drogba tips Chelsea to bounce back from Spurs defeat

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is confident Maurizio Sarri's men will bounce back from Saturday's shocking defeat against Tottenham.

The Blues were beaten 3-1 at Wembley - their first league defeat of the season - after a performance completely out of character with their promising start under Italian tactician Sarri.

The setback left them seven points behind pacesetters Manchester City but Drogba has tipped them to bounce back quickly.

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Speaking at a Yokohama fan event in Tokyo, the Ivorian said: "Chelsea are doing well this year. It was going to happen that they'd lose a game.