Who writes his scripts? Chelsea legend Frank Lampard shellshocked after scoring AGAINST Blues
Londoners' all-time leading goalscorer returns to haunt them by equalising for City in 1-1 draw - but can't bring himself to celebrate
Jose Mourinho declared the love story was over and a bemused Frank Lampard said he was lost for words after the former Chelsea midfielder came on as a substitute for Manchester City and scored against the club he had called his own for 13 years.
Lampard had often stolen headlines for Chelsea but the club’s record scorer never believed that his first goal after leaving London would rob them of victory in the Premier League and send banner writers into a frenzy.
The 36-year-old former England international had gone on loan to City, only, he said, to keep his fitness levels high in anticipation of the US soccer season where he will play for New York City FC, owned by the Manchester club’s bosses.
But with Premier League leaders Chelsea 1-0 up and the chasing champions down to 10 men at home, Manuel Pellegrini brought Lampard on as a last-15-minute substitute.
And just has he did so often for Chelsea, with whom he won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, a Champions League trophy and the Europa League, he steamed into the Chelsea area with deadly timing to push a James Milner cross into the net.