Cole ready for final fire

Chelsea playmaker Joe Cole has warned Manchester United ahead of the FA Cup final this Saturday.

"I think we are at our best with our backs to the wall. We've had a lot to contend with this year but we're not complaining," said Cole.

"We've had our injury problems this year but we want to put that aside and get on with the game.

"It's a case of 11 players being chosen who are the 11 players the gaffer thinks can do the job.

"We have to put all our injuries and problems to one side and win our second trophy of the season which would be a massive achievement."

On his own fitness, he added: "People didn't expect me to be back so any game is a bonus. Every day when I've been injured it's always been focusing on one of the finals,"

"I knew I couldn't come back and influence the Premier League because it was too late, so I knew it was either the Champions League or the FA Cup.

"It all boils down to winning this trophy. Everything I have focused on since late November when I had my injury is for the FA Cup. I want to win it and have something to take from the season. It's huge.

"The manager, myself and a lot of the boys haven't won it before, it's a huge one."