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title: "Chelsea: Frank Lampard admits regrets over outburst against Liverpool last season"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/chelsea-frank-lampard-regret-liverpool-outburst/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Georgia Goulding"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2020-09-09T09:30:12Z"
modified: "2020-09-09T09:30:12Z"
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# Chelsea: Frank Lampard admits regrets over outburst against Liverpool last season

**Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has spoken out about his outburst against Liverpool during their Premier League clash at Anfield last season.**

The two English heavyweights locked horns in a thrilling eight-goal fiesta which saw the champions defeat Lampard’s side 5-3 in July on the night that the [Reds lifted the league trophy](https://www.skysports.com/football/liverpool-vs-chelsea/408344).

The frustrations evidently got to the Chelsea legend, who launched an expletive-laden verbal attack on the Reds’ assistant coach Pep Lijnders. It sparked a lot of reaction on social media with [many Liverpool fans backing Jurgen Klopp’s retaliation](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/liverpool-fans-back-jurgen-klopp-response-lampard-arrogant-claims/) to Lampard’s outburst.

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However, the former England international has addressed his behaviour head-on whilst speaking to the High Performance Podcast (via [Caught Offside](https://www.caughtoffside.com/2020/09/07/i-did-regret-that-chelseas-frank-lampard-on-the-mistake-he-made-against-liverpool/)).

“Yeah, I did regret that \[the outburst\],” Lampard admitted. “When it broke the next day and a friend of mine sent it to me in the morning, I was a bit embarrassed by it.”

Despite a tough penultimate match, Chelsea went on to [beat Wolves 2-0](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53460593) in their final league game of the season and cement a top four finish. The Blues have since had a [very impressive transfer window](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-chelsea/transfers/verein/631), welcoming the likes of Timo Werner, Thiago Silva and Kai Havertz to the club.

“Because I was in the moment, but in the moment, I felt we turned up and it was the easiest day for Liverpool ever,” the Blues boss continued. “They won the league, they went goals up early in the game. And a few things happened with the bench, I’m not going to go into detail, but my feeling was, ‘I want to protect my club’.”

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Lampard will be looking to put the whole ordeal behind him and start afresh this season as he hopes to challenge Liverpool once more – only this time, he will hope he has done enough in the transfer window to bridge the gap between them and last season’s champions.

***What do you think about Lampard’s comments, Blues fans? Join the conversation in the comments below…***