Frank Lampard has warned his Chelsea stars not to get distracted by talk of revenge against Manchester United when they clash in today’s FA Cup semi-final. Lampard’s side have been beaten three times by United already this season.
Chelsea were thrashed 4-0 at Old Trafford in Lampard’s first Premier League game in charge.
They also suffered a 2-1 loss to United in the League Cup fourth round, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team extended their dominant run against the Blues with a 2-0 league victory at Stamford Bridge in February. Lampard conceded United were largely the better team on those occasions and the Chelsea manager is focused only on getting his side set up right this time. “Knowing the circumstances of the games, fair play we’ve lost three, that’s just a fact, and I’m not into revenge, I just want to win the game in front of us on Sunday,” Lampard told reporters on Friday.
“We played some good stuff in the Carabao Cup. We played a very changed team and played some good stuff, but you still lose.
“And in the league we had a good first half, missed opportunities and they took theirs.”
