Frank Lampard will not judge his Chelsea players on one game as they prepare to face Manchester City, and admitted the Blues would need to defend well at the Etihad Stadium.
Chelsea go into their clash with the champions on Saturday having won six Premier League matches in a row, and only Manchester United have beaten Lampard's men on the road this season, with that defeat coming on the opening weekend back in August.
Since then Chelsea have lost only to league leaders Liverpool, and City are still smarting from their 3-1 defeat to the Reds before the international break.