Interim Chelsea manager Frank Lampard described Manchester City as currently the greatest team in the world and said the rest of the Premier League have to aspire to the high standards set by Pep Guardiola's title-chasing side.City are poised to wrap up their fifth league crown in six years and are also i
Interim Chelsea manager Frank Lampard described Manchester City as currently the greatest team in the world and said the rest of the Premier League have to aspire to the high standards set by Pep Guardiola's title-chasing side.
"I don't know about the greatest ever but they are clearly a fantastic team and they have been for a good while now," Lampard told reporters on Friday before Chelsea's trip to the Etihad Stadium. Lampard said he wanted to bring City striker Erling Haaland to Stamford Bridge during his first stint in charge of Chelsea between 2009-21 when he was the permanent head coach.
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