• Lampard: ‘We had honest conversations. There were no strikes’•
Chelsea manager: defender’s switch purely a football decision
Frank Lampard has said the decision to sell David Luiz had nothing to do with player power. The Brazilian’s move to
Arsenal on deadline day was one of the surprising moves of the window but the Chelsea manager said the decision was “a football one”.
Lampard, who is preparing for his
Premier League debut as a manager against
Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, said: “I have to try to create a squad that’s in the image I want. I am not saying David wasn’t part of that. I just have to make decisions every day. They are not about trying to show power. They are about doing things the right way.