Man United take on Chelsea in the semi-final of the FA Cup and speaking before the match, the Blues boss has clearly stated the major issue his side are going to face at Wembley.
Man United’s front three along with Bruno Fernandes are easily playing some of the finest attacking football in the Premier League right now and Lampard has acknowledged the fact that his players will have to sweat it out on Sunday.
‘We know they’re playing well,’ he told in his press conference. ‘They have a very potent front three, probably the most potent front three in the country on pure numbers anyway and obviously [Bruno] Fernandes has made a huge difference since arriving in January.
‘You see the strength that’s brought to their team with individual quality but we know that.
‘We have to be confident in ourselves, deal with their threats and worry about us as well.’
There’s no denying that if the likes of Rashford, Martial and Fernandes can find their rhythm early on during the match then Chelsea will be in big trouble at Wembley.
But while speaking about this issue, Lampard has also hinted that he could try and counter fire with fire(Christian Pulisic).
The manager added: ‘Coming to the Premier League is very difficult because of the physical nature of the league. We have to remember how young Christian is and also the summer that he had.
‘I think he found those physical demands pretty strong in the beginning and now you’re seeing him deal with those better.
‘A lot of that is a credit to himself and how he’s approached it – he’s worked with our strength and conditioning coach Adam Burrows, who’s fantastic, but they’ve worked together so it’s Christian who has to take on that responsibility and he has.
‘Physically that’s helped him but it’s also just his talent is coming through. Looking forward, I want to see more of what he’s shown in recent times which is goals and assists because that’s what the best in the world do in that position. I feel he has the capability to do that as he improves and that can be the edge as his game moves on levels.’
