Fikayo Tomori has promised AC Milan will make up for last week's below-par showing at Stamford Bridge when they host Chelsea at the San Siro.
Former Chelsea defender Tomori cut a frustrated figure as his Milan side slipped to a 3-0 Champions League loss in west London last week.
The 24-year-old exorcised some of those demons by netting the first goal in Milan's 2-0 Serie A win over Juventus on Saturday.
But the Canada-born England centre-back insisted the Rossoneri are still determined to set the record straight in Tuesday's Group E encounter.
"As a matter of fact I was very angry after the game against Chelsea, so that was my feeling," said Tomori.
"Of course I was happy and it was very good for me to score the goal [against Juventus], but my feeling was still very angry after that performance, and it had to be cancelled out completely.
"And it was a good way in any case to do it by scoring a goal. I think for us we knew that it wasn't us [against Chelsea], we didn't play as we have been playing since I've been here.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates after scoring Chelsea's second goal in their 3-0 Champions League win over AC Milan at Stamford Bridge on October 5, 2022. AFP -
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores for Chelsea. PA -
Chelsea manager Graham Potter. AFP -
Chelsea's Wesley Fofana is mobbed by teammates after scoring. PA -
Chelsea's Mason Mount lobs AC Milan goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu to score but the goal was ruled out for offside. AFP -
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates with Reece James after scoring Chelsea's second goal. Getty -
Wesley Fofana goes down after a challenge from Milan's Rafael Leao that would see the Chelsea defender limp off. EPA -
Wesley Fofana scores Chelsea's first goal. Reuters -
Chelsea's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates after making it 2-0. EPA -
Referee Danny Makkelie shows a yellow card to Milan's Rade Krunic in the first-half. EPA -
Milan's Rafael Leao on the attack against Raheem Sterling of Chelsea. EPA -
Goalscorer Reece James celebrates after the match. EPA
"Especially in a tough game at a big stadium in the Champions League, that's when we want to show it and we didn't really do it. So it was disappointing for us."
Chelsea will always be a special match for Tomori, who came through the Blues' academy after moving to England from Canada when he was still a baby with his Nigerian parents.
Of the recent clutch of British players to arrive in Italy it is probably Tomori who has settled best, an undisputed starter for the seven-time European champions and a man who is enjoying life in Milan.
Tomori had urged Olivier Giroud to come to Italy's economic capital and "win the Scudetto", and the former Blues pair fulfilled that ambition as key men in Stefano Pioli's championship-winning team.
Since arriving from London, Tomori has taken the mantle of injury-plagued Simon Kjaer as the leader of Milan's backline, creating a reliable partnership with France's Pierre Kalulu.
The 24-year-old has developed a strong command over Italian, happily conducting his interview in the language of his adopted country.
Meanwhile, Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang clarified his comments on Mikel Arteta after a video showed him criticising the Arsenal manager, saying that he had "a lot of bad feelings" for the north London club at that time but wishes them well now.
The video, which was leaked on social media, showed Aubameyang saying "Big characters and big players ... he can't deal with it. He needs some young players who don't say anything" as the Gabon international spoke about Arteta.
Aubameyang said on Monday that the video was recorded just after he arrived at Barcelona, whom he joined in February on a free transfer after terminating his contract with Arsenal.
"At the time I still had a lot of bad feelings in me – Arsenal are doing great things this season and I wish all my old guys well," tweeted Aubameyang, who signed for Chelsea in September.
"Just not on November 6," he added, referring to Chelsea's London derby against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
The 33-year-old has scored once in the Premier League for Chelsea, who are fourth on 16 points after eight games.
