Press Conference: Frank Lampard provides injury update and speaks about Manchester United

After Manchester United beat Chelsea in their first Premier League match with a 4-0 score, they will face each other again. This time, they will battle it out for the quarter-final place of Carabao Cup on Wednesday, at Stamford Bridge. Ahead of the game, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has spoken out to the press. “We’re improving. That’s the main thing, what we’ve been striving for. Pleasing to see good signs. Lots of things we like, lots of things to improve on. Don’t want to get carried away but it encourages to keep working and look for more,” said Lampard. Lampard recalls their defeat to United: “It feels a million miles away but I’m not disregarding it. They hurt us four times in a game we played particularly well in.” The Carabao Cup could be a perfect trophy to target: “We’ll target them all. It comes earliest in the year and potentially in the quarter-finals early. We want to win every game but we’re up against a top opponent tomorrow. Every game you have to give everything to try and win.” Lampard has also given a team news update: “I’ve got to be aware that we haven’t changed that much. This game may see opportunities for players who haven’t been getting minutes. [Kante and Rudiger fit?] No.” About Manchester United, Lampard added: “I don’t want to talk about them too much but since the first game our points total has been nice. Not worth focusing on United other to say they are full of top players. It can be difficult for any of us... we shouldn’t focus only on a period of ten games. People shouldn’t be too critical of other clubs.”

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