Adapting to English football and the significance of developing a strong connection with the fans are topics that Malo Gusto discusses in the programme for tonight’s Premier League match versus Manchester United.

Even though he left Saturday’s match against Burnley on a limp, the full-back wants the Chelsea fans to know how much they mean to him after his first season with the club.

In an exclusive interview that will be available in full in tonight’s matchday programme, he says, “I think it’s important to show the emotion and the energy you have if you want to create this thing we have between the fans and the group, so we can become better together.” When we score a goal or make a great defensive play, we all feel that way.

“First of all, it was an honor to hear them sing my praises, and I want to express my gratitude to all of the fans for being so supportive of both the team and myself.”Having supporters like them is crucial to the success of the group, and they are always there to support us. We simply need to demonstrate our immense pride in representing them through our on-field efforts. All I can do is give it my all each game and prove to them that we are Chelsea.

It’s critical that the squad come together as a great one and have a successful season finale. We have a lot of potential despite our youth. As Chelsea, it is our duty to prove to the supporters that we are capable of winning any game.

Gary Cahill, who is also interviewed on the show, has a lot of experience with winning big. Looking back on his time in west London, he remembers four crucial matches against tonight’s opponents, including that 4-0 victory in 2016/17 that ended with Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho exchanging words on the touchline. Several of his most memorable matches for the Blues came against Manchester United.

Now that he’s retired, he reminisces about the experience of being in the tunnel before a game when his team was performing at a high level. An opponent’s goal could make you feel like, “Oh, here we go again” if you’re not performing up to par. When you’re playing well as a team, though, it works in reverse. While you wait in the tunnel, you may be asking yourself, “I wonder how many we’re going to win by.”Towards the conclusion, there was undoubtedly the brief exchange between Jose and Antonio [Conte]. That is simply the way they are, based on my experience playing for and knowing each manager. I was expecting it to flare up.

To me, they’re very similar; they’re both extremely driven, they’ll stop at nothing to win, and they despise defeat. The fact that it went boom at the very end of the game is likely due to it.

I loved playing for Antonio, but we all had a lot of respect for Jose, so it was just a matter of getting the win and enjoying ourselves. It was always huge when Jose returned, regardless of the club, due to his actions at Chelsea. The two managers got a lot of attention.

If you want to know what Gusto and Cahill had to say in their entire interviews, what the facts are leading up to the big game, and what’s happening elsewhere at the club, then you’ll have to get a copy of the programme tonight. Our publications partner, Reach Sport, also offers online copy orders.