Lampard speaks on Mourinho’s criticism

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard responded to criticism of Portuguese specialist Jose Mourinho, Goal reported. 

Mourinho said earlier that Lampard made a mistake in choosing the starting lineup for the match of the first round of the Premier League with Manchester United.

"He didn't like the performance of Mason Mount? Is that what he said? Did he? Wow. Well, I can't drag players out of the medical room to play if they are experienced or not, so these are the players that played in a game that we were clearly the better team for 45-60 minutes. What was evident that we made individual errors that led to four goals out of their five shots. So there's the harsh reality for us. I don't have to be too concerned about what anyone else says, pundit-wise or anyone, they have to speak. At the same time, what's clear is the squad is what we've got and I believe in it. If we go in at half-time 2-1 or 3-1 up, as we probably should have done if we were more clinical and maybe had a stroke of luck here and there, the game would've been completely different,” he said.

Earlier, Manchester United defeated Chelsea 4-0.