Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has admitted he now must deliver success in the Premier League if he is to make up for missing out on the big one.

Brought to the Bridge for his impressive achievements in the Champions League, ex-AC Milan boss Ancelotti could have done without such an early exit from Europe, and he now knows he must redouble his efforts to end Manchester United’s three-year reign as English champions.

“We are near the top of the league but I’m sure there will be more pressure on the next games. This is normal,” he said after he watched his side crash out, in the last 16, to a Samuel Eto’o goal.

“I have been involved in this sport for a lot of years, I know very well the facts.

“I will do my best to do a good job for Chelsea. We have to be strong and control our emotions.

“Maybe this defeat could be very good motivation for the next weeks.

“I know what the expectations are in this environment and it is normal a manager will come under more pressure if he loses a few matches.

“We were in three competitions, now we are only in two and we are disappointed by that. But our objective now is to go on and win the FA Cup and Premier League,” he said, before hailing his conquerors.

The Italian added: “Inter deserved to win. We are very sorry but this is the reality. We were never in control.

“Inter put us under a lot of pressure and were dangerous on the break. There were only short periods when we could control it.

“I wasn’t surprised by Mourinho’s tactics. One thing I was surprised by was the hard work put in by the two wide players, Eto’o and Pandev.”