Frank Lampard Tells Liverpool Not to Be 'Too Arrogant' After Premier League Title Victory

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard aimed a dig at some of Liverpool's backroom staff in the aftermath of his side's 5-3 defeat to the Reds on Wednesday, warning them not to be 'too arrogant' about their Premier League title triumph.


Jürgen Klopp's side got their hands on the trophy after the game, and while that will dominate the headlines, the match also featured a fiery confrontation between the two managers after Liverpool scored their second, with Lampard looking particularly frustrated towards the Reds' bench.


Lampard & Klopp clashed over Liverpool's second goal

It all stemmed from a challenge from Mateo Kovačić, whose tackle on Sadio Mané appeared clean but was still deemed a foul. From that free kick, Trent Alexander-Arnold stepped up and fired home a beautiful strike, but it perhaps should not have been given in the first place.


"For me it wasn't a foul from Kovačić and there were little things that weren't going," Lampard told Sky Sports. "On the bench, I've got no problem with Jurgen Klopp, he's managed his team and it's fantastic.


"Some of the bench, it's a fine line between when you're winning and they've won the league, fair play to Liverpool, but also don't get too arrogant with it. In match play you get emotional and that was it."


Kovacic's challenge appeared to be a fair one

It was frustrating for a Chelsea side who needed just one point to guarantee Champions League football next season. The refereeing decision did not help things, but Chelsea's defence was again woeful, with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga attracting plenty of criticism yet again.


However, Lampard was reluctant to focus on individuals and was quick to remind his side that they are still in control of their own destiny.


"They have to embrace [the situation] and take it on," he said (via the club's official website). "We have a mixture of youth and hopefully that youthfulness can sometimes help but we also have players who have been in situations like this before. It comes with the territory of playing for a top club.


"Also, we should have a feeling of achievement to this point because at the start of the season not many people expected us to be in the top-four race but we now have it in our own hands.


"We are at the Bridge, we have a really strong opponent in Wolves, but it is up to us. I have belief in the players. I have seen a lot in the last two games, particularly with Manchester United and then with Liverpool, of what we are about. There has been spirit and character in those two performances and we have to carry it on for one more game in the league."



For more from ​Tom Gott, follow him on ​Twitter!



Source : 90min